I want to try out X11 on a Raspberry Pi (running as a server without display connected, OS Raspbian) and access it through VNC.
I don't like LXDE very much, so I want to change to another window manager. I tried many things, but LXDE is always starting.
Following packages are installed:
sudo aptitude install x-window-system xfce4 xfce4-themes x11vnc icewm fluxbox gnome tightvncserver
I am running the server with following command:
vncserver -geometry 800x600 :0
When I connect to the Raspberry Pi using RealVNC, I come to the LXDE desktop.
What I have tried so far:
I ran sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
and changed it from openbox to xfwm4
$ update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Es gibt 5 Auswahlm¦glichkeiten f¦r die Alternative x-window-manager (welche /usr/bin/x-window-manager bereitstellen).
Auswahl Pfad Priorit¦t Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/bin/openbox 90 Auto-Modus
1 /usr/bin/icewm 50 manueller Modus
2 /usr/bin/metacity 60 manueller Modus
3 /usr/bin/openbox 90 manueller Modus
4 /usr/bin/startfluxbox 50 manueller Modus
* 5 /usr/bin/xfwm4 60 manueller Modus
I have edited /etc/X11/default-display-manager
and changed it from /usr/sbin/lightdm
to /usr/bin/icewm
.
After a system reboot, I ran the vncserver again, and again I come to LXDE.
I am seeing openbox and lxsession in the process list:
$ ps aux | grep lx
daniel 3604 0.0 0.3 12904 1516 pts/0 Sl 01:39 0:00 /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE -e LXDE
daniel 3614 0.1 1.3 15268 6160 pts/0 S 01:39 0:00 openbox --config-file /rasdata/profiles/daniel/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
daniel 3616 0.6 2.2 113392 10060 pts/0 S 01:39 0:02 lxpanel --profile LXDE
daniel 3632 0.0 1.0 26352 4680 pts/0 Sl 01:39 0:00 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lxpolkit
daniel 3684 0.0 0.1 3836 816 pts/0 S+ 01:46 0:00 grep lx
I am currently not sure which window manager I want to have. I will try all and find out the one which I like most. At the moment I am trying to find a way to change it somehow away from LXDE.
I liked KDE very much, but it does not seem to be included in Raspbian. The package could not be found in aptitude.