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stokie

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Registered: 2009-02-09

Posts: 5

plz help

I have purchased a acer aspire one and I want to change the desk top.
     I spotted a item in Linux format with a tutorial on how to do it.

I forgot to add I am new to Linux

I entered the terminal. I logged in as told the entered the line it told me to do

MOUSEPAD /ETC/EXDG/XFCE4-SESSION/EXFC-SESSION.RC   (IN LOWER CASE)

A new page page opened with a warning. But no program.

Do I need to to need to down load anything or am I doing somthing wrong

CAN ANYBODY HELP ME

Bruce

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From: Buenos Aires, Arg.

Registered: 2008-12-14

Posts: 11

Re: plz help

Hi Stokie,

What exactly are you trying to do?

What distro/OS and its version?
ie: Xubuntu-64 8.10

Bruce

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Running: Xubuntu-64 / 8.10
and getting 1bit/keystroke

stokie

Member

Registered: 2009-02-09

Posts: 5

Re: plz help

Hi Bruce
After looking at the web I have found out it is Linpus linux lite. On a acer aspire one.
               I am trying to change the desk top appearance, by removing the default menus. in the mag "Linux  Format". I t tell me to change the XFCE`s configurtion file, which I need to enter "terminal" then log into the root.
Then type MOUSEPAD /ETC/EDG/XFCE4-SESSION/EFCE-SESSION.RC
When I have done this a box appears with a warning in it and that is all in that box, there is surpose to be a file which I need to change a line from
    CLIENT0_COMMAND=EXDESKTOPNEW  change to
    CLIENT0_COMMEND=XFDESKTOP-XFCE
Then close and restart computer then reopen terminal again, and type
     MOUSEPAD USER/SHARE/SEARCH-BAR/START-SEARCH_BAR.SH
And put # (commenting out) in front of all the line of the programe so the computer doesnot read them.
      Hope that helps

Stokie

herd

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-05-18

Posts: 143

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Re: plz help

Dear stokie,

the file you want to modify is:

/etc/xdg/xfce4-session/xfce4-session.rc

You need to type it exactly as above, the computer can't fix a typo.

I gather you don't know what 'log into the root' really is about, right?
In this case, type:

sudo mousepad /etc/xdg/xfce4-session/xfce4-session.rc

It will ask you your password so that you can modify this system file (Regular users aren't allowed to).

And if a 'new page opens' and a warning appears, we'd like to read what the warning was so that we can understand what went wrong.

hth,

herd

Bruce

Member

From: Buenos Aires, Arg.

Registered: 2008-12-14

Posts: 11

Re: plz help

Hi Stokie

herd gave it to you correctly.

I'd like to add this:

The first thing you should do when it is opened BEFORE making changes is use the "save as" command.

and save it as:

xfce4-session.rc_bak

so you have a backup of the original file.
then reissue the command:

sudo mousepad /etc/xdg/xfce4-session/xfce4-session.rc

to make your edits.

Yours must be different (maybe because of the OS)

Mine shows:

# $Id: xfce4-session.rc 23542 2006-10-28 13:23:00Z benny $
#
# Default xfce4-session configuration file.
#
# Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>
# All rights reserved.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
# any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
# 02111-1307, USA.
#


[General]
SessionName=Default
SessionName[de]=Standard
SessionName[ja]=&#27161;&#28310;

# Disable management of remote clients by default. The user
# has to explicitly enable this for security reasons.
DisableTcp=True


# This the default session launched by xfce4-session if the
# user hasn't saved any session yet or creates a new session.
[Failsafe Session]
Count=4
Client0_Command=xfwm4
Client0_PerScreen=False
Client1_Command=xfce4-panel
Client1_PerScreen=False
Client2_Command=Thunar,--daemon
Client2_PerScreen=False
Client3_Command=xfdesktop
Client3_PerScreen=False


[Compatibility]
LaunchGnome=true
LaunchKDE=false

# Default splash screen selection.
[Splash Screen]
Engine=

I don't have a:

client0_command=exdesktopnew

line.

Have a nice day.
Bruce

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Running: Xubuntu-64 / 8.10
and getting 1bit/keystroke

stokie

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Registered: 2009-02-09

Posts: 5

Re: plz help

Thank you all for all your help and i will contact you if it work or not .

thank you all again
stokie

stokie

Member

Registered: 2009-02-09

Posts: 5

Re: plz help

I have purchased a acer aspire one and I want to change the desk top.
     I spotted a item in Linux format with a tutorial on how to do it.

I forgot to add I am new to Linux

I entered the terminal. I logged in as told the entered the line it told me to do

MOUSEPAD /ETC/EXDG/XFCE4-SESSION/EXFC-SESSION.RC   (IN LOWER CASE)

A new page page opened with a warning. But no program.

Do I need to to need to down load anything or am I doing somthing wrong

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