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--- hypervisor:base:lxde [2014/03/25 03:20]
admin [Setup Keyboard Layout Switching in LXDE]
+++ hypervisor:base:lxde [2014/04/03 03:37]
admin [Install LXDE]
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-====== Install virt-manager ======
+====== Install LXDE ======
-===== Desktop environment =====
+In some situations, you'll want to install an X11 desktop in Dom0 (which can be used to run virt-manager or XCP-XAPI GUIs)
-Install an X11 desktop (which we want just so that we can run virt-manager)
 <code>
 > apt-get install xorg lxde
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 This will take a while - be patient!
+==== Launch LXDE ====
+Start the graphical environment:
+<code>
+> service lightdm start
+</code>
+You should now be able to login to the graphical environment as the "user_name" user. You can get a shell window using Start > Accessories > LXTerminal.
+You can also switch between text and graphical consoles using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F7 respectively.
+LXDE can be launched using GDM / KDM or LightDM, please refer to [[https://wiki.debian.org/LXDE]] for more on this.
 ===== Setup Keyboard Layout Switching in LXDE =====
-<WRAP center round todo 75%>
+<wrap center round todo>
 This doesn't seem to work. When in the GUI keyboard keeps on US layout.
-</WRAP>
+</wrap>
-First of all, you need to add the necessary keyboard layouts into the **/etc/default/keyboard** config file (see also: Keyboard in Debian Wiki).
+First of all, you need to add the necessary keyboard layouts into the **/etc/default/keyboard** config file (see also: [[https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard|Keyboard in Debian Wiki]]).
 You can change your keyboard settings by:
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 > service keyboard-setup restart
 </code>
+=== Use XKB Configuration ===
+[[http://www.xfree86.org/current/XKB-Config.html]]
+<wrap center round tip>
+This works issuing the command line, still looking for a way to make it persistent.
+</wrap>
+Issue the following command:
+<code>
+> setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model pc104 -layout fr -option ""
+</code>
+=== Modify default keyboard ===
 Here is an example with 5 layouts (US English, Ukrainian, Russian, German and French) and <Alt>+<Shift> as a layout changer key combination:
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 or to reboot the system.
-After that, you can add a "Keyboard Layout Switcher" applet onto the LXPanel and finally test it.
+After that, you can add a **Keyboard Layout Switcher** applet onto the LXPanel and finally test it.
+Also you could add the **fcitx** package to enhance the Keyboard Layout Switcher possibilities, amongst other displaying of the selected keyboard layout.
+<code>
+> sudo apt-get install fcitx
+> im-config
+</code>
+At this point, you need to restart your X session to get the config working, rebooting might also do the trick.
 ===== Install virt-manager GUI =====
+<wrap important>DO NOT INSTALL virt-manager if you plan on using XCP-XAPI</wrap>
 <code>
 > apt-get install virt-manager
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 </code>
-==== Use the GUI ====
-Start the graphical environment:
+===== GUI Customization =====
-<code>
+==== Change wallpaper ====
-> service lightdm start
+<WRAP center round todo 100%>
-</code>
+TO BE DEFINED - a complete theme with grub and login would be great
+</WRAP>
-You should now be able to login to the graphical environment as the "user_name" user. You can get a shell window using Start > Accessories > LXTerminal.
-You can also switch between text and graphical consoles using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F7 respectively.
-LXDE can be launched using GDM / KDM or LightDM, please refer to [[https://wiki.debian.org/LXDE]] for more on this.
+In the meantime, right-click on your desktop and select the image to use.