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Replace desktop environment

Asked by William Pabon

Hi:

I have a very old machine running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS with XFCE4 desktop environment. I want to replace it with LXDE. How do I do it? Thanks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

sudo apt-get install lxde

Log off then at the login page, choose the LXDE session then log in.

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William Pabon (williepabon) said : 		#2

Andrew:

OK. Since I now have XFCE and LXDE, what I have to do to boot directly to lxde? Thanks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Once you log in to LXDE, the DM will remember the last session you used.

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William Pabon (williepabon) said : 		#4

OK. Then, I what I don't understand is why when I turn the machine on the splash screen that initially appears is the one pertaining to xfce.
wp

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

The splash screen doesn't mean anything. It's just a pretty splash screen

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William Pabon (williepabon) said : 		#6

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.