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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] lxde no Desktop Preferences can be set
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 08:47:50
Message-Id: 20170302084731.69069c95@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] lxde no Desktop Preferences can be set by Harry Putnam
1 On Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:27:47 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
2
3 > LXDE on the menu item Preferences ===> Desktop Preferences
4 > Nothing can be set there and it does not even show a dialog
5 > box... just an error messages that says:
6 >
7 > Desktop manager is not active
8 >
9 > All the lxde-base pkgs contained in lxde-meta are installed.
10 >
11 > Openbox wm is installed.
12 >
13 > Anyone know what that error message means or how to get around or fix
14 > it?
15
16 You're missing an essential package. Install lxde-meta to make sure you
17 get it. Once working, you can remove unnecessary packages later.
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21 Neil Bothwick
22
23 Every morning is the dawn of a new error...

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[gentoo-user] Re: lxde no Desktop Preferences can be set Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com>