## page was renamed from lubuntu-LXDE/Documentation/FAQ/Guides ## page was renamed from Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Guides #title Lubuntu Frequently Asked Questions / guides ##master-page:HomepageTemplate #format wiki #language en <> ||<>|| {{{#!wiki warning {X} This wiki should be considered '''unmaintained''' and '''deprecated''', though some information may still be relevant. Please instead refer to [[ https://lubuntu.me | Lubuntu.me ]] or the [[ https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/ | Lubuntu Manual ]]. }}} '''FAQ - Guides''' '''Introduction''' Here are some the more often requests we get for 'fine-tuning' the Lubuntu installation from people. As most of these involve the use of the command line, if you are new to it, please do have a read of [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal | using the terminal]]. When you see {{{ some instructions }}} That means you need to type them into [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/LXTerminal | LXterminal]]. == Work Arounds == If you cannot find the information listed here, please also check [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Workarounds | Work Arounds]] for further information. <
> ----- == How to install Lubuntu on 4GB USB Drive == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == How to install Lubuntu Software Center == Lubuntu Software Center is installed by default in 12.04. To get it in previous releases, perform the following: {{{ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:lubuntu-desktop/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install lubuntu-software-center }}} This will add the 'breaking changes' of Lubuntu to your system and also install Lubuntu Software Center. ----- == How to enable automatic logon == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] === Stop autologin For release 12.04 and on (LightDM) === Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == How to make/add an application to the "start" menu. == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Shutdown Button is missing from LXPanel, how can I add it? == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == I want to bind the power-button to change computer state, how do I do it? == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == How can I create a shortcut on the Desktop == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == How I can autostart a program when logging into Desktop == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == I have an English desktop and I want calendar week to start from Monday instead of Sunday == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Setup]] == How do I assign certain program to open to a desktop #2 == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == I want to bind a key to lock my screen, how do I do it? == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] ------ == How to install Skype == Moved to [[Lubuntu/3rdParty]] == How to search for files in Lubuntu using GUI application == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Setup]] == Setting environment variables upon login == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == Changing to Lubuntu from another flavour == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Setup]] == Changing running applications in panel to icons only == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Firefox problems == Whilst not installed by default, Lubuntu does fully support Firefox. If you are having problems with your Firefox installation head over to [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1193567 | Firefox optimization and troubleshooting thread]] for some great advice on solving issues. ------ == Multiple keyboard layouts == http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1455877 ------ == The scroll button on your mouse keeps changing the Desktop Workspace even when you're scrolling through a folder or file. == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Mouse]] == Right-clicking on desktop pulls up a menu that is missing the "Desktop Preferences" option and now I can't change my wallpaper == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Disable Bluetooth == This is achieved by blacklisting the relevant bluetooth modules. To find these, issue the following in [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/LXTerminal | LXterminal]]: {{{ lsmod | grep bluetooth }}} An example out would be: {{{ bluetooth 179900 23 rfcomm,bnep,btusb }}} Using the above example, you would edit the blacklist.conf file, again using [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/LXTerminal | LXterminal]]: {{{ gksudo leafpad /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf }}} and add the following lines to the end of the file: {{{ blacklist rfcomm blacklist bnep blacklist btusb blacklist bluetooth }}} After rebooting, issuing: {{{ lsmod | grep bluetooth }}} Should not find anything. ----- == Touchpad settings == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Mouse]] == How to control window opacity == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Change background of login screen == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Revert power/logout button back to LXpanel == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Boot_Install_Login]] == Install Virtualbox Guest Additions onto a Lubuntu Virtual Machine == Moved to [[Lubuntu/3rdParty]] ----- == Remote Desktop/ VNC on Lubuntu == [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/RemoteDesktop |Read the other wiki]] ----- == Adjust Double-click speed in 12.04 == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Mouse]] == Delete List of "Recently Used" == Lubuntu tracks which douments you have recently opened. You can see the list in the file dialog. Here's how to delete the list: (Apps will still remember the list until you restart them) {{{ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel }}} ----- == Change Color Of Taskbar or LxPanel == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Screen and Monitor Brightness == * Start by clicking the LXDE menu, open "Power Manager" under Preferences. * On the Left Panel, you will Have 'AC' and 'Battery' options. Click on of those, and you will have a opportunity to click the 'Monitor' panel on the right. * Change screen brightness ----- == Need volume past 100%, need USB headphones to work, need Skype to work == * Install the pavucontrol package. * Use "PulseAudio Volume Control" in the "Sound & Video" under the LXDE menu. ----- == Turn off iconify/minimize window animation in 12.04 == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Windows]] == Sound not Working On PC with HDMI == Verify that the non-HDMI device works with step 17 of the [[SoundTroubleshootingProcedure#Step_17|Sound troubleshooting procedure]] Create a text file called .asoundrc in your home directory. Add the following to it: {{{ pcm.!default { type hw card 1 } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 } pcm.dsp0 { type plug slave.pcm "dmix" # A hint is required for listing the device in some GUIs, e.g. Phonon configuration. hint { show on description "My dmix dsp0" } } # mixer0 can stay unchanged, because # it isn't used anyway, I guess ;) ctl.mixer0 { type hw card 1 } }}} ----- == Need to install Adobe Flash Player or MP3 codecs == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Setup]] ------ == Change Proxy settings for Web == * Open the lubuntu ppa [[https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop/+archive/ppa/+packages|site.]] * Click lxproxy, and download this file: lxproxy_0.~ppa3_all.deb * Open the deb file that you downloaded, and install * Proxy settings should be under preferences on the LXDE menu You might not be able to install lxproxy without an existing connection see [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11941361&postcount=5| here ]] for a workaround. ----- == Change Fonts in Lubuntu == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Setup]] ##Skype, Flash, VirtualBox, and [[Lubuntu/3rdParty | Third-Party Applications here.]] === I have an English desktop and I want calendar week to start from Monday instead of Sunday === Firstly edit locale file {{{ gksudo leafpad /usr/share/i18n/locales/en_US }}} Then change {{{ first_weekday 1 first_workday 2 }}} to {{{ first_weekday 2 first_workday 2 }}} After this you need to generate locales {{{ sudo locale-gen }}} And logout and login, as you cant run alt+f2 application launcher without lxpanel which needs to be killed. ------ == Create New Keyboard shortcuts == Moved to [[Lubuntu/Keyboard]] ##There is no automatic way to create new keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys in lubuntu. You will either have to edit the configuration file of openbox, or use xbindkeys. ------ == Restart lxpanel == {{{ lxpanelctl restart or killall lxpanel && lxpanel --profile Lubuntu }}} ------ == Add LED indicator for HDD access == Many new laptops and pretty much all netbooks don't have a hard drive activity LED, the below little script will convert a choice of three keyboard LEDs to show disk access. #!/bin/bash # Which indicator to use? [caps, num, scroll] INDICATOR=caps OLD=$(egrep "pgpgin|pgpgout" /proc/vmstat) NEW=${OLD} ## Initialise both variables to start out while :; do NEW=$(egrep "pgpgin|pgpgout" /proc/vmstat) # get status if [ "$NEW" = "$OLD" ]; then ## no change, turn led off setleds -L -${INDICATOR} < /dev/console else ## vmstat changed, turn the led on setleds -L +${INDICATOR} < /dev/console fi; sleep 0.1; ## prevent us from iterating too quickly OLD=${NEW} # Copy new state for the next iteration. done ------ == Change size of icons on desktop == The desktop is controlled by pcmanfm Open the file manager and go to Edit->Preferences Choose Display Then change the size of 'Big' Icons to something smaller. ------