xfce4

This example shows how DEs and WMs can interact. Combining Xfce with FVWM (fvwm2 or fvwm3) replaces Xfce's default window manager with FVWM's lightweight, highly customizable virtual window manager. How the combination works - Xfce provides the application finder, panel utilities, background...

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment. It used to work on xorg. These days,It's starting to support wayland,that's cool! Let me tell you how to config it! 1.Make sure that you had already installed the graphic cards drivers. 2.Add the user to video group. # pw groupmod video -m username...

Has anyone used the xfdashboard? I think it has a lot of potential, but the functionality is lacking. I'm unable to add favorites to the bar itself, and if I right-click add as favourite; the icon disappears. Not seeing anything online regarding this anywhere else, so not sure if it is...

Hi It's been a while since I used FreeBDS or any other Unix flavor. I'm trying to install XFCE4 for a desktop and I have been following these web pages: 1. https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/installing-a-desktop-environment-on-freebsd/ 2. https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/desktop/...

Hello, I'm trying to get these four software to work together! # freebsd-version 14.3-RELEASE-p2 # pkg install -y xorg # pw groupmod video -m myusername || pw groupmod wheel -m myusername # pkg install -y nvidia-driver # sysrc kld_list+=nvidia-modeset # kldload nvidia-modeset...

Hello, I am an happy user of a FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE light desktop (fanless) built on Xorg and XFCE4. I’m reading good things about KDE+Plasma 6 so I wonder how I could try it without breaking everything else :) Is it safe (and doable) to install KDE+Plasma 6 along with my existing XFCE4 setup...

On the FreeBSD 14.* branch, I've noticed an odd bug – I can't change the desktop background in XFCE4. When I open the desktop settings, I get a series of warning pop-up dialogues stating: "Unable to load images from the null folder." I'm using the Russian interface, and I'll try to keep the...

Hello to everyone! Recently I've got some strange Xfce4 behavior. When I start Xfce4 - I don't see main panel: I have started to solve this problem. I have found only one solution: when I completely remove ~/.config/xfce4 - Xfce4 starts normally until next start For normal start I need to...

Hi, I've a fresh install of FreeBSD 14.2 with xfce4.20. I'm experiencing a slightly annoying quirk when I login via lightdm display manager. After logging in, the Desktop Appearance settings are off, mostly noticeable with a larger font. I have to open the Appearance settings and select away...

Platform: FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE amd64 Installed from: pkg Package version: 3.4.6_5 Issue Description: After running the software as a normal user, the following error is shown: nphuracm@nphuracm-Amitie-FreeBSD ~> rhythmbox ** ERROR:scsi-cam.c:173:brasero_device_handle_open: assertion failed...

I want to transform my Documents, Public, Music, Pictures, Videos, Templates and Downloads folder icons from Pic 1. to Pic 2. Pic 1. Pic 2.

Greetings dear, I'm having a constant problem on FreeBSD when Conky is running and I don't know what it is, but if I close Conky it doesn't happen anymore. I was having these freezes since FreeBSD 14.0 and continued to have them in FreeBSD 14.1, but until today I discovered that the cause was...

I'm using the packages lightdm with lightdm-gtk-greeter as desktop manager and xfce as window manager. When I click "Switch Users" in the user menu on the top right corner, my session becomes locked as expected. However, when I try to unlock my session from that screen, the monitor will just...

Simple issue, like in the title, except I have no idea where it's coming from. Xfce4-power-manager-settings doesn't have any "on disconnect" option. Also when I plug AC back in, the screen goes to around 80% brightness, after that I need to run: Setting the brightness straight up to 100 just...

Hi, after upgrading, xfce stop working; to be precise xfwm crash. After rebooting it don't start on login and creates a xfwm.core file in ~/. If I delete the directory ~/.config/xfce4 and relogin it start. Any idea what could be the reason?

I am running FreeBSD 12.3 on VMWare 16.2. I have the latest versions of Xorg and XFCE installed. I want this machine to run XFCE as root since it serving any purpose other than development. To that end, I created the .xinitrc file: exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 And in order to make it run at...

Hi, New to FreeBSD ( but not to Linux since 1993 and UnixMan on Engineer School in 1984 ) then ok for script & all if necessary. I decided to install FreeBSD for fun as I stopped Unix end of 1999 ( iRMX ) and I want to play again Unix to learn it again and to have fun ... xOrg fails to start...

Currently i'm experimenting in running "sway" or "labwc" within "xfce4". Do you nest some things, what are your experiences?

I am using 13.0-RELEASE-p7 / XFCE. I am looking for an easy way to lock my screen for times when I am taking a break from work. My first choice is to create an icon on the desktop clicking on which will lock the screen. If that's not possible I will type a command in the terminal. When I was...

Hello, has anyone tried to install compiz-fusion on freebsd 13? because there are many errors... loss of icons... of the configuration menu... etc... it barely works... what are the parameters to configure... in xfce4?