Noob. Starting LXDE/LXDM on raspberry pi
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:52 pm
Hi,
I am playing around with an aim to use Raspberry Pi as VNC client contacting Windows 8 running VNC server.
The idea is to use X, LXDE and tightvncclient on the Raspberry Pi (I think all are needed)
I have installed the LXDE software on the raspberry pi using commands:
sudo apt-get intall lxde-core xserver-xorg xinit
I issued the command using an ssh session into the raspberry Pi.
From the hundred or so messages everything seems to have installed. I assume that is enough (maybe it isnt).
From the instructions I have found to start the LXDE desktop I just type “startx” on the pi command line. This produces a black screen with the outline of an arrow cursor. I am guessing X has started but not the desktop.
So my questions are:
How do I start the LXDE desktop?
Do I need to start the LXDE to use xtightvncviewer on the Raspberry Pi to access the Windows machine running the VNC server? If not how can I start the vncviewer.
Regards,
Clive Long
I am playing around with an aim to use Raspberry Pi as VNC client contacting Windows 8 running VNC server.
The idea is to use X, LXDE and tightvncclient on the Raspberry Pi (I think all are needed)
I have installed the LXDE software on the raspberry pi using commands:
sudo apt-get intall lxde-core xserver-xorg xinit
I issued the command using an ssh session into the raspberry Pi.
From the hundred or so messages everything seems to have installed. I assume that is enough (maybe it isnt).
From the instructions I have found to start the LXDE desktop I just type “startx” on the pi command line. This produces a black screen with the outline of an arrow cursor. I am guessing X has started but not the desktop.
So my questions are:
How do I start the LXDE desktop?
Do I need to start the LXDE to use xtightvncviewer on the Raspberry Pi to access the Windows machine running the VNC server? If not how can I start the vncviewer.
Regards,
Clive Long