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Some countries, including '''Canada''', need a work around, as the postal codes use a different format. <BR> Some countries, including '''Canada''', need a work around, as the postal codes use a different format.

LXLE Paradigm 12.04.3 LTS

Current stable release. Supported to April 2017.

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Torrents and Downloads

The LXLE website uses LibreAnte to conduct its downloads. This is not a tracking device, but rather a way to monetize downloads, without inflicting cost on the user. LibreAnte is a smart solution, developed by the LXLE team, to help balance out the problem of users who download FOSS without making donations nor contribution to the Linux community.

After Installation - Configuration

Selecting a Desktop Paradigm

Random Wallpaper

How to stop it at startup

  1. Go to the programs menu > Preferences > Desktop Session Settings

  2. Uncheck which ever program you don't want to run at startup.

  3. Click OK

If you want to renable the wallpaper randomizer, just repeat, but check instead of uncheck.

Add your own wallpapers to randomizer

Setting the Clock

Setting Fast Forecast (add your location)

  1. Go to programs menu > Then click run.

  2. Copy/Paste the command line snippet below into your Terminal (or enter by typing), and press ENTER:

    • gedit /usr/share/applications/fastforecast.desktop

  3. Check the box run as root.

  4. Then click OK.

  5. Edit the existing zipcodes "17403", and change to your zipcode.

  6. Exit the file and Save.

  7. Next, go to your panel, and Right Click the Fast Forecast weather icon next to clock.

  8. Select Application Launch Bar Settings.

  9. Remove Fast Forecast from the left column.

  10. Then Re-Add Fast Forecast, from under Accessories in the right column.

  11. Click Close and your done.

Some countries, including Canada, need a work around, as the postal codes use a different format.

Alternate configuration examples:

  • weatherman -m 'varna, bulgaria'; weatherman -mx 'varna, bulgaria'

    weatherman -m 'vancouver, canada'; weatherman -mx 'vancouver, canada'

Inducing Arrowsnap

Arrowsnap is LXLE's Aero Snap like feature.

  1. Select the window you would like to move (either up, down, left or right)

  2. Hold Super Key (Windows key) and press an arrow on the keyboard in the desired direction.

  3. Repeat for the second window you would like to position.

Inducing the QuickStart Launcher

  1. Hold down the Alt key and then tap the Z key.

  2. Begin to type the name of the program you want to launch.

  3. Hit Enter to launch the program, or use arrows keys to find what you want, then hit Enter.

Changing the Timer for Update Reminder

  1. In your programs menu, select Terminal. This will open ROXTerm.

  2. Copy/Paste the command line snippet below into your Terminal (or enter by typing), and press ENTER:

    • pcmanfm ~/.config/autostart/

  3. Open the file updatereminder.sh using gedit (right click on it.)

  4. Adjust the time between reminders as you wish.

  5. Save and close

  6. The new script will be followed after the next restart.

Conky Configuration

Hide and Show Conky Toggle

There has been a known bug in the LXDE panel plugin to hide all windows and show the desktop. Otherwise known as Show Desktop. This bug entails conky and the way the plugin treats open windows. The plugin believes conky is a window, regardless of what type of internal configuration is set.

The Hide/Show Info Tool, located in the panel, works around this. You can also find it in your System Tools menu. Basically it tells the window to either appear or disappear.

How does this help with the bug? If you hit the Show Desktop plugin in the menu bar, conky will surely go with it. To get it back, just make sure to have any program or window showing, and then click the Hide/Show Info Tool button.

This workaround also comes in handy when in the Lubuntu-Netbook mode. Conky would normally be blocking and covering some of the screen while looking quite awful. Thankfully, you can just click the same Hide/Show Info Tool button to make it disappear.

Network Activity

  1. Go to the programs menu > Accessories > ROXTerm

  2. Copy/Paste the following command line snippet into ROXTerm then press Enter:

    • gedit ~/.conkyrc

  3. Find All “eth0” without the quotes
  4. Change to your connection usually “eth0, eth1, wlan0, wlan1, wlan2”
  5. Also easily found in network connections
  6. Once changed just save and exit.

Stop Conky at Startup

  1. Go to the programs menu > Preferences > Desktop Session Settings

  2. Uncheck which ever program you don't want to run at startup.

  3. Click OK

If you want to renable the conky, just repeat, but check instead of uncheck.

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