LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is an open-source GUI for Unix platforms, that can run on all of the Pi's supported Linux distributions.
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How can I set LXDE to 1080p?
According to my monitor, my Pi is outputting at 1080p, but the LXDE desktop is only rendering at 720p. How can I fix LXDE to match?
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which key types the “|” symbol [closed]
If I press shift + | the result would be ~
and if I press on ~ or shift +~ I would get a different symbol.
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Striping down for java/swing only thin client
Very important note: This same question is also asked at the raspberry pi forums. I guarantee to copy answers from here to there with correct credentials.
Hello everyone
I am currently developing a ...
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Auto-start X application from read-only file system
In order to protect the SD card in an application which may suffer a sudden loss of power I am attempting to mount the root in read-only mode.
In the working (read-write) system our full-screen ...
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Setting up the Raspberry as a data logger
As the title states I'm working on a simple embedded application which reads some information from the serial port and logs it to file, in addition to displaying a bit of status on the display.
I'm ...
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webm video performance in Midori
I'm running the lastest wheezy image and am trying to run 236kb webm video on loop with the Midori browser (launched in kiosk mode from lxde on login) and gstreamer plugins. The page also has a 7kb ...
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Display a test pattern by writing the Frame Buffer and then clear it
I'm wondering if the following is possible: I would like to display a test pattern on my Raspberry Pi and then clear it while going back to the original display. Thanks Low-Level Graphics on the ...
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How to uninstall X Server and Desktop Manager when running as headless server?
I'm using my Raspberry Pi as a headless server which I can ssh into. I don't need the X Server, LXDE etc.
I'm running Raspbian "wheezy". I've already disabled "Start desktop on boot" using ...
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Lost the start button on my pi?
I was messing around with my raspberry pi and i managed to delete my toolbar. I managed to get everything back but the start button. How do I get it back??
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High DPI @ lxde
The touchscreen monitor I'm using for my Raspberry Pi is about 150 DPI (1280x800 @ 10"). Such high dpi is hard to work with with a touch interface. I'd like to increase the DPI such that text is ...
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Raspberry Pi LXDE restore?
I recently got a pi with an SD card from element14, preloaded with Raspian. I somehow damaged the filesystem and had to recopy the OS to the SD card. I used the 2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian image from ...
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Modify /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart before boot
I have some parameters that I would like to change in /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart, before it is run. I get the parameters from a grep command. I would like to feed them to the autostart file ...
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Awesome WM on Raspbian?
Has anyone succeeded in installing Awesome WM on Raspbian? If yes, how do you switch between LXDE and Awesome?
I know that Arch will likely allow installation of Awesome WM as a window manager, but ...
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How do I turn off my Raspberry Pi?
Should I just pull the plug? Or is it best if I exit LXDE and any other running processes first?
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How can I enable the GUI on the Debian “Squeeze” Image?
The downloads page indicates that this image includes LXDE, but I'm having trouble enabling it.
