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{{citelink|url=http://lxde.org/|LXDE}} is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. It is an excellent choice for older hardware or for users who wish for a complete window manager without all of the overhead required by KDE or GNOME. Since it is XDG-compliant, the PC-BSD® Control Panel, AppCafe®, and Life Preserver will be available on the desktop and will integrate into LXDE's menus.
 
  
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Figure 6.3a shows a screenshot of the default LXDE installation with the LXPanel open.
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{{citelink|url=http://lxde.org/|txt=LXDE}} is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. It is an excellent choice for older hardware or for users who want a complete desktop environment without all of the overhead required by KDE or GNOME. Since it is XDG-compliant, the PC-BSD® Control Panel, AppCafe®, and Life Preserver are available on the desktop and integrated into LXDE's menus. Figure 6.3a shows a screenshot of the default LXDE installation with the LXPanel open.
  
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'''Figure 6.3a: LXDE Desktop on a PC-BSD® System'''
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In addition to the PC-BSD® utilities, LXDE provides the following utilities:  
 
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel|'''LXPanel'''}}: desktop panel which is launched by clicking on the PC-BSD® icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. To configure the panel, right-click the PC-BSD® icon and select "Panel Settings" or "Add/Remove Panel Items" from the right-click menu.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel|txt=LXPanel}}:''' desktop panel which is launched by clicking on the PC-BSD® icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. To configure the panel, right-click the PC-BSD® icon and select "Panel Settings" or "Add/Remove Panel Items" from the right-click menu.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM|'''PCManFM'''}}: found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''File Manager''. A file manager with features like drag and drop, tabbed browsing, built-in file search, file association with default application, thumbnails for images, bookmarks, and support for non-UTF-8 encoded filenames.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM|txt=PCManFM}}:''' found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''File Manager''. A file manager with features like drag and drop, tabbed browsing, built-in file search, file association with default application, thumbnails for images, bookmarks, and support for non-UTF-8 encoded filenames.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/GPicView|'''GPicView'''}}: fast image viewer found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Image Viewer''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/GPicView|txt=GPicView}}:''' fast image viewer found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Image Viewer''.
 
   
 
   
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* {{citelink|url=http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/|'''Leafpad'''}}: a light-weight graphical text editor found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Leafpad''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/|txt=Leafpad}}:''' a light-weight graphical text editor found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Leafpad''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTerminal|'''LXTerminal'''}}: terminal emulator found in ''Accessories ➜ LXTerminal''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTerminal|txt=LXTerminal}}:''' terminal emulator found in ''Accessories ➜ LXTerminal''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://xarchiver.sourceforge.net/|'''Xarchiver'''}}:  archiver utility that supports the 7z, ARJ, bzip2, gzip, lzma, RAR, RPM, DEB, tar, and ZIP file formats. Found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Xarchiver''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://xarchiver.sourceforge.net/|txt=Xarchiver}}:''' archiver utility that supports the 7z, ARJ, bzip2, gzip, lzma, RAR, RPM, DEB, tar, and ZIP file formats. Found in ''Accessories'' ➜ ''Xarchiver''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://twotoasts.de/index.php/midori/|'''Midori'''}}: a lightweight web browser found in ''Internet'' ➜ ''Midori''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://twotoasts.de/index.php/midori/|txt=Midori}}:''' a lightweight web browser found in ''Internet'' ➜ ''Midori''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://trac.emma-soft.com/epdfview/|'''epdfview'''}}: a PDF viewer found in ''Office'' ➜ ''ePDFViewer''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://trac.emma-soft.com/epdfview/|txt=epdfview}}:''' a PDF viewer found in ''Office'' ➜ ''ePDFViewer''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTask|'''LXTask'''}}: task manager and system monitor found in ''System Tools'' ➜ ''Task Manager''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTask|txt=LXTask}}:''' task manager and system monitor found in ''System Tools'' ➜ ''Task Manager''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXAppearance|'''LXAppearance'''}}: a theme switcher for customizing the widgets, colors, icons, mouse cursors, and sound effects used by applications, found in ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Customize Look and Feel''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXAppearance|txt=LXAppearance}}:''' a theme switcher for customizing the widgets, colors, icons, mouse cursors, and sound effects used by applications, found in ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Customize Look and Feel''.
  
 
* '''LXInput:''' a tool to configure your keyboard and mouse found in ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Keyboard and Mouse''.
 
* '''LXInput:''' a tool to configure your keyboard and mouse found in ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Keyboard and Mouse''.
  
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* {{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Openbox|'''Openbox'''}}: the window manager used by LXDE. You can configure settings such as themes, appearance, mouse, and margins by going to ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Openbox Configuration Manager''.
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Openbox|txt=Openbox}}:''' the window manager used by LXDE. You can configure settings such as themes, appearance, mouse, and margins by going to ''Preferences'' ➜ ''Openbox Configuration Manager''.
  
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LXDE

LXDE[1] is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. It is an excellent choice for older hardware or for users who want a complete desktop environment without all of the overhead required by KDE or GNOME. Since it is XDG-compliant, the PC-BSD® Control Panel, AppCafe®, and Life Preserver are available on the desktop and integrated into LXDE's menus. Figure 6.3a shows a screenshot of the default LXDE installation with the LXPanel open.

Figure 6.3a: LXDE Desktop on a PC-BSD® System

In addition to the PC-BSD® utilities, LXDE provides the following utilities:

  • LXPanel[2]: desktop panel which is launched by clicking on the PC-BSD® icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. To configure the panel, right-click the PC-BSD® icon and select "Panel Settings" or "Add/Remove Panel Items" from the right-click menu.
  • PCManFM[3]: found in Accessories ➜ File Manager. A file manager with features like drag and drop, tabbed browsing, built-in file search, file association with default application, thumbnails for images, bookmarks, and support for non-UTF-8 encoded filenames.
  • GPicView[4]: fast image viewer found in Accessories ➜ Image Viewer.
  • Leafpad[5]: a light-weight graphical text editor found in Accessories ➜ Leafpad.
  • LXTerminal[6]: terminal emulator found in Accessories ➜ LXTerminal.
  • Xarchiver[7]: archiver utility that supports the 7z, ARJ, bzip2, gzip, lzma, RAR, RPM, DEB, tar, and ZIP file formats. Found in Accessories ➜ Xarchiver.
  • Midori[8]: a lightweight web browser found in Internet ➜ Midori.
  • epdfview[9]: a PDF viewer found in Office ➜ ePDFViewer.
  • LXTask[10]: task manager and system monitor found in System Tools ➜ Task Manager.
  • LXAppearance[11]: a theme switcher for customizing the widgets, colors, icons, mouse cursors, and sound effects used by applications, found in Preferences ➜ Customize Look and Feel.
  • LXInput: a tool to configure your keyboard and mouse found in Preferences ➜ Keyboard and Mouse.
  • Openbox[12]: the window manager used by LXDE. You can configure settings such as themes, appearance, mouse, and margins by going to Preferences ➜ Openbox Configuration Manager.



References

  1. ↑ http://lxde.org/
  2. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel
  3. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM
  4. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/GPicView
  5. ↑ http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/
  6. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTerminal
  7. ↑ http://xarchiver.sourceforge.net/
  8. ↑ http://twotoasts.de/index.php/midori/
  9. ↑ http://trac.emma-soft.com/epdfview/
  10. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXTask
  11. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXAppearance
  12. ↑ http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Openbox
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