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First, I am of the view that 64-bit is only valuable if you have at least 3 GB of Ram, which you don't. So stick with 32-bit, where everything is easier - no multi-arch, etc to have to fool with...

Really nice distro: http://lxlinux.com/lxle.html .

I have never encountered a panel that uses text without icons. However, you can install and load a Kornelix myStuff menu that allows for text only - see
http://lxlinux.com/#9.

Perhaps some of the procedures listed here http://lxlinux.com/#13 will contain something that can help you. :)

Edit ~/config/openbox/menu.xml so that exec (command) is xterm. http://lxlinux.com/openbox.html

http://lxlinux.com/#17
The autostart for Lubuntu will be a slight distortion of /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart, probably has lubuntu replacing lxde.

http://lxlinux.com/xubuntu.html

For an automatic wallpaper rotator (slide show) script, rather than just a changer, see
http://lxlinux.com/#5.

Put a desktop file with exec=~/ in your desktop directory. See Section 11 of http://lxlinux.com for details.

I would recommend Lubuntu or WattOS R6, which is Lubuntu based. XFCE distros in Mint and Ubuntu are quite a bit heavier than LXDE ones.

Have you checked the logout desktop file in /usr/share/applications for correctness? That it includes LXDE among the systems allowed? You can also just create a new desktop file with...

LXDE is a simple desktop to add to another distribution because in total it consists of only about 10 or 11 components. The main component is lxde-core. That will get you the file browser, lxpanel...

Install and use Lxmed to control Menu: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxmed/.
Otherwise, delete the desktop file associated with the application. Most desktop files are in...

First, go to Preferences/Customize Look & Feel (LXAppearance) and be sure the boxes labeled hinting and antialising are checked. Other font adjustments can be made there as well as in...

For openbox:
http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#3
For Tint2:
http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/tint2.html

Be sure that pavucontrol, pulseaudio, pulseaudio-utils and libgtk-3-0 are all installed. Then play with the different settings in pulseaudio volume control and the controls in your player until...

Be sure that pavucontrol, pulseaudio, pulseaudio-utils and libgtk-3-0 are all installed. Then play with the different settings in pulseaudio volume control and the controls in your player until...

Have you seen what happens when you put the panel on a different edge? Also, Tint2 is a nice alternate light weight bottom panel.
http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#4

http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

It is under "Tools". I use it all the time - a real time saver.http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html

Autostart for Lubuntu is at
/etc/xdg/lxsession/lubuntu/autostart .
For more information, see http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#16.

I do not have an explanation, but you might try installing a power manager, if you do not already have one installed, and trying different settings. Either gnome-power-manager or xfce4-power-manager...

Thank you, Amjjawad, for a very nice guide. Guides like this are invaluable to beginners. They save enormous amounts of search time. Wished I had had one when I started. For anyone...

If you have Wine installed, I recommend PhotoFiltre and FastStone Image Viewer, both freewares that are prebuilt and can be simply extracted into your chosen directory. They use Wine to launch, are...