Install LXDE

You might not have to install the desktop environment if you already chose to do it during the base Debian install.</WRAP> Install an X11 desktop (which we want just so that we can run virt-manager) <code> > apt-get install xorg lxde </code> 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 ===== This doesn't seem to work. When in the GUI keyboard keeps on US layout. First of all, you need to add the necessary keyboard layouts into the /etc/default/keyboard config file (see also: Keyboard in Debian Wiki). You can change your keyboard settings by: <code> > dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration > service keyboard-setup restart </code> === Use XKB Configuration === http://www.xfree86.org/current/XKB-Config.html This works issuing the command line, still looking for a way to make it persistent. 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: <code> > nano /etc/default/keyboard # KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE # Consult the keyboard(5) manual page. XKBMODEL=“pc105” XKBLAYOUT=“us,ua,ru,de,fr” XKBVARIANT=“” XKBOPTIONS=“grp:alt_shift_toggle” BACKSPACE=“guess” </code> For the changes to take affect, you need to execute the following command: <code> > udevadm trigger –subsystem-match=input –action=change </code> or to reboot the system. 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 ===== <code> > apt-get install virt-manager </code> This installs a lot of extra packages because it depends on a lot of graphics libraries. ==== Add non-root User to the libvirt Group ==== <code> > usermod -G libvirt -a user_name </code> Test you have access (logged in as user_name): <code> > virsh -c quemu:/system list </code> ===== GUI Customization ===== ==== Change wallpaper ====