Return to LXDE

[LeM12]

I was experiencing with Raspbain, I logged out and logged in with
Openbox. Then a black screen with the cursor appeared. Later I realized that that's it, Openbox looks exactly this and only the right mouse button works. Then I restarted with "shutdown", but Openbox again reappeared, it seems it was set as my default desktop environment.
The only option is to go to terminal and run "startx". But I want LXDE autostart like it was before.
Also when I try Shutdown>Logout in LXDE, the login window does not appear but the command line is shown instead. How can I return everything back?

[fruitoftheloom]

I was experiencing with Raspbain, I logged out and logged in with
Openbox. Then a black screen with the cursor appeared. Later I realized that that's it, Openbox looks exactly this and only the right mouse button works. Then I restarted with "shutdown", but Openbox again reappeared, it seems it was set as my default desktop environment.
The only option is to go to terminal and run "startx". But I want LXDE autostart like it was before.
Also when I try Shutdown>Logout in LXDE, the login window does not appear but the command line is shown instead. How can I return everything back?

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sudo raspi-config

http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentatio ... -config.md

[LeM12]

Don't think that I already didn't this. I tried to set auto-login to the command line, then set back to the GUI, but nothing's changed. Still Openbox is loaded at the start, I have to terminate it and run LXDE manually. Why on earth at all is Openbox pre-installed in Raspbian if it is absolutely unusable and once activated it's impossible to change back easily the default DE (LXDE)? Such hidden "traps" for users are frustrating. At least somewhere must be said "Do not login into Openbox!".

[3corey2]

http://www.circuitbasics.com/setup-lcd- ... pberry-pi/

if that didnt work try going through this backwards. (just the last step really)

[klricks]

What happens when in Openbox you right click and choose Exit?
For me it brings me back to a GUI login prompt where I choose [Default Xsession] and login: pi paassword: rapsberry
Then everything is back to normal.

I can switch between the 3 choices at the GUI login without any problem.
Note I have boot to desktop enabled before doing any of this.

Note the 3 choices are:
1 - (Default Xsession) = The new desktop
2 - (LXDE) = The old desktop before Dec 2014. Has [OTHER] in menu etc.
3 - (Openbox)

Shutting down or rebooting from terminal will keep the selected choice. To change you select logout (LXDE) or Exit (Openbox)

[gkreidl]

... Why on earth at all is Openbox pre-installed in Raspbian if it is absolutely unusable and once activated it's impossible to change back easily the default DE (LXDE)? Such hidden "traps" for users are frustrating. At least somewhere must be said "Do not login into Openbox!".

Openbox is the window manager used by LXDE. It can also be used standalone. I use a very simple desktop enviroment using only openbox and tint2 task bar. I don't start it with startx but with xinit (and a script file).

[LeM12]

What happens when in Openbox you right click and choose Exit?
For me it brings me back to a GUI login prompt where I choose [Default Xsession] and login: pi paassword: rapsberry
Then everything is back to normal.

Thanks very much! It was so obvious. Silly me!