[HELP] LXPanel resets after every reboot

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Qation
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[HELP] LXPanel resets after every reboot

Post by Qation »

Hi, I have archlinux with lxde.

I try to orginize my panel and add different applets on it, but every time I log off or reboot, it all resets to default. How can I stop this from happening? Thanks
Marty Jack
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Re: [HELP] LXPanel resets after every reboot

Post by Marty Jack »

Investigate whether your changes are written to the configuration files, which are in ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels. Correct any protection problems that are preventing it.
Qation
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Re: [HELP] LXPanel resets after every reboot

Post by Qation »

There is no lxpanel in my .config directory. There is 'autostart pcmanfm Thunar openbox Terminal xfce4' The xfce4 is probably there from when I was trying it out. I don't know if this means anything but the first time I used lxde, i was accidently in root. So maybe it's saving the .config files in my /root?
Marty Jack
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Re: [HELP] LXPanel resets after every reboot

Post by Marty Jack »

Work your way down from /home using ls -l to find the ownership and protection of all the directories. Reset them using chown and chmod so your UID can write them.
If you have no ~/.config/lxpanel/the rest of the path I gave, this accounts for why nothing is being saved.
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