[plug] xfce on raspberry pi

[Rob]

Another option would be xbuntu which I think comes with xfce by default.

-rob


On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 at 11:31, Byron Hammond <byronester at gmail.com> wrote:

> You could also try Ubuntu Margaret. I don't believe they've switched to
> Wayland yet so XFCE should just work when you install it.
> Another option...
>
> Regards
> Byron
>
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 at 11:11, Kyer Potts <kyerpotts at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are quite a few depending on what you’re looking for. If you want a
>> desktop that feels similar to Xfce, Gnome and KDE plasma are your best bets.
>>
>> If you’d like to try something a little more exotic and don’t mind
>> tinkering, check out some of the tiling window manager options like sway,
>> river and hyprland (hyprland is my current favourite).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 at 10:57, M S R Wood <msrwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If I can get a terminal using Rob's suggestion I will change the boot
>>> option.
>>>
>>> xfce is definitely my preferred desktop.
>>> Pixel/LXDE is out as I need to be able to change the theme to a dark
>>> background
>>>
>>> What else is available?
>>>
>>> Would it be possible for me to install xorg?
>>>
>>> On 20/01/2024, Kyer Potts <kyerpotts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi Margaret,
>>> >
>>> > From my understanding you can set any raspberry pi running bookworm to
>>> boot
>>> > to cli mode rather than desktop mode. It’s listed under the general
>>> > raspi-config settings and can be accessed from a terminal emulator or
>>> tty.
>>> >
>>> > As for your problems with the desktop environment, the latest pi OS
>>> > (bookworm) is running Wayland instead of xorg. Xfce does have some
>>> Wayland
>>> > support but at this stage it’s rather limited, which would explain why
>>> you
>>> > can boot to the desktop but are having problems with some of it’s
>>> ecosystem
>>> > tooling. Does the pi need to run Xfce or are you open to other
>>> lightweight
>>> > desktop options that are Wayland compatible?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 at 17:57, M S R Wood <msrwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I have just installed the latest Raspberry pi OS lite on my desktop
>>> >> pi. 4. I then installed xfce4. plus lightdm and xfce4-terminal, used
>>> >> raspi-config to set the machine to boot to the desktop with login
>>> >> required.
>>> >> I tnen logged in as the default user and got just the desktop
>>> >> background with a single terminal - no panel or toolbar.
>>> >> I could move the terminal with the mouse, start Firefox and use it,
>>> >> but not move it.
>>> >> I then installed xfce4-goodies and tried again
>>> >> Same result.
>>> >> I then installed xfce4-helpers, which was mentioned on one of the web
>>> >> pages I found, and rebooted
>>> >> This time when I logged in I just got the desktop background!
>>> >>
>>> >> I've put the old SD card back in temporarily so I can use the computer
>>> >>
>>> >> Firstly, if I put the new card back in, is there a way to get the pi
>>> >> to boot to console rather than desktop so that I can change settings,
>>> >> install/uninstall things? (As a last resort I can reimage the card and
>>> >> start again but I'd prefer something quicker!)
>>> >>
>>> >> Secondly, any suggestions as to packages I might need to install
>>> >> and/or other settings I need to change to make xfce work "properly"
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Margaret
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