LXDE doesnt respond to mouse

[neilschneider]

Hello,
I installed LXDE and it worked fine, then I installed 7zip which wouldnt open when executed so I restarted the system

I then typed in /usr/bin/startlxde
by accident instead of:
xinit /usr/bin/startlxde

and ever since then lxde loads but then wont respond to mouseclicks so i just get a desktop to look at.

I have xfce installed but it took up about 20 per cent of CPU when nothing was happening. Is there anyone having the same issue? Any advice for solution?

[Rex Bouwense]

Welcome to the lxde forums. If you want anyone to look at and respond to your thread, it might be a good idea to provide them with a few details such as which operating system you have installed on your computer; Debian, Arch, Fedora, etc. /usr/bin/startlxde should start the lxde desktop environment just as /usr/bin/startxfce should start the xfce desktop environment (which you apparently also have installed). The inability to use the mouse should not be caused by which DE you have installed.

[neilschneider]

Thanks for your answer.

[JamieOhara321]

You can restart LXDE correctly using `xinit /usr/bin/startlxde` to ensure proper initialization. Check if the mouse is detected using `xinput list` and troubleshoot missing or misconfigured drivers. If the issue persists,Incredibox Colorbox Mustard reset LXDE configurations by deleting `~/.config/lxsession` and restarting to recreate default settings.