How to Easy Switch KDE4 to Lxde Desktop on Linux Debian Wheezy Visual-Guide

The Guide shows you the Steps for Switching from KDE4 to Lxde Desktop on Debian Linux Wheezy.

To Login into the Lxde Desktop we will Install and Make Use of the slim Display Manager.

Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.

1. Installing the Lxde Desktop.

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   apt-get install aptitude tasksel

   tasksel install lxde-desktop --new-install

2. Installing and Switching to Slim Display Manager.

   aptitude install slim

   Choose the slim Display Manager.

   

3. Disabling kdm Display Manager.

   aptitude install rcconf

   rcconf

   Disable the kdm Display Manager.

4. Setup Slim for Running a Desktop on Debian:

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   Debian Slim Setup How-to

su <username>

nano ~/.xinitrc

exec startlxde

reboot