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I've tried without success to install XFCE4 on Slitaz on my rolling install. I've tried F1 at boot and get an error message: "Failed to execute login command". Are alternate desktops supported? If so, how do I set them up? I much prefer XFCE's Whisker Menu to LXDE.
[c]mike@camel:~ $ inxi -S
Resuming in non X mode: xdpyinfo not found. For package install advice run: inxi --recommends
System: Host: camel Kernel: 3.2.98-slitaz i686 (32 bit) Desktop: N/A
Distro: 5.0[/c]
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Hi Mike,
I just answered you on mailing list and then found this topic.
Sorry, looks like no one will resolve this problem in the Slitaz…
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Hi Mike,
Please install the xorg-xdpyinfo package and try again.
BTW, can you test http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?pkg=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin ?
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Before I install the Whisker Menu plugin, I need to be able to boot into the XFCE desktop. I'll try to install the xfce4-metapackage (again) and see what happens. Assuming that works, I'll try the Whisker Menu.
I will give it a try and report back...
Ok... I couldn't find an xfce metapackage, So I searched for "xfce" and am installing everything (except where there are also "-dev" files... I'm leaving them out).
Installing now...
Ok, so I've finished the install and I get "failed to execute login command" when I try to select XFCE as my desktop.
Any suggestions?
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[c]mike@camel:~ $ sudo tazpkg -s xfce
Password:
Search result for "xfce"
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Installed packages
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gtk-xfce-engine 2.8.1 customization
libxfce4ui 4.11.1 x-window
libxfce4util 4.11.0 x-window
libxfcegui4 4.10.0 x-window
xfce4 4.10.0 meta
xfce4-appfinder 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-dev-tools 4.11.0 development
xfce4-icon-theme 4.4.3 customization
xfce4-mixer 4.10.0 x-window
xfce4-notifyd 0.2.2 development
xfce4-panel 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-ristretto 0.6.3 x-window
xfce4-session 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-settings 4.11.2 x-window
xfce4-slitaz-config 0.1 misc
xfce4-taskmanager 1.0.1 x-window
xfce4-volumed 0.1.13 x-window
xfce-utils 4.8.3 x-window
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18 installed packages found for "xfce"
Available packages
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gtk-xfce-engine 2.8.1 customization
libxfce4ui 4.11.1 x-window
libxfce4ui-dev 4.11.1 development
libxfce4util 4.11.0 x-window
libxfce4util-dev 4.11.0 development
libxfcegui4 4.10.0 x-window
libxfcegui4-dev 4.10.0 development
xfce-utils 4.8.3 x-window
xfce4 4.10.0 meta
xfce4-appfinder 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-dev-tools 4.11.0 development
xfce4-icon-theme 4.4.3 customization
xfce4-mixer 4.10.0 x-window
xfce4-notifyd 0.2.2 development
xfce4-panel 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-panel-dev 4.11.0 development
xfce4-ristretto 0.6.3 x-window
xfce4-session 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-session-dev 4.11.0 x-window
xfce4-settings 4.11.2 x-window
xfce4-slitaz-config 0.1 misc
xfce4-taskmanager 1.0.1 x-window
xfce4-volumed 0.1.13 x-window
================================================================================
23 available packages found for "xfce"
mike@camel:~ $[/c]
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I also been trying build an xfce system on slitaz trial and errors if you find a way @stroudmw let me know cheers
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stroudmw i got it to work to load xfce ok am dyselcic but going to go into a little detail
first get all xfce stuff
then edit in home dir /.config/slitaz/applications.conf
chenge lxde-session to xfce4-session at bottom of file
then edit .xintrc in the home dir as seen on screenshot 1 amsure you can remove other lines but just testing
and you see what i got when did this screen 2 logout then choose xfce on slim its a messy way amsure to get it up and running but after fixing it to way you like should be ok
also can try a lightweight mate desktop just edit files changing xfce4-session to mate session only install : tazpkg -gi mate-panel mate-sesssion-manager
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Hi HippyJ,
Many thanks for that! It appears to work, except the only way to shutdown or reboot is via the terminal as there doesn't appear to be a "logoff" button anywhere.
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Hi Bellard,
The XFCE Whisker Menu Plugin works great, thank you!
But as I mentioned (above) I've got no way to logoff/reboot/shutdown unless I go to the terminal and type "shutdown" or "reboot".
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@stroudmw yeah thats the bad part i been triyng all different ways still no luck
am not at home but try this
in .xinitrc remove exec xfce4-session
add exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch startxfce4
or exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch xfce4-session
maybe this will help
found on arch website
deactivate session-saving (Settings --> Session) and there was also an option called: "Ask before shutdown" which doesn't affect session-saving only but the logout-dialog too. With activating this option again the logout/reboot/shutdown prompt is there as I want.
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and if that fails i found a handy script @stroudmw it may need editted for slitaz and needs needs yad installed can create a shortcut on desktop and or add to usr/bin so can run with easy am on my tablet today cant test
#!/bin/bash
yad --center --width=600 --height=100 --undecorated --buttons-layout=center --button="Power Off":0 --button="Reboot":1 --button="Suspend":2 --button="Cancel":3 \
--text "Do you want to power off the system?"
case $? in
0) sudo shutdown -h now;;
1) sudo reboot;;
2) sudo pm-suspend;;
3) ;;
esac
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