Installing Pixel

polygaryd

@rsimmy

Alright gave it a test:

My steps:

Update Setup Script

Configure/tools>Raspbian Tools>Update Raspbian Packages (took a while)

Install pixel desktop environment

Restart emulationstation and run desktop from ports:

result: no wastebasket

Find what the filemanager is (pacmanfm) go to google: find this:

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/8790/where-is-the-trash-directory-for-pcmanfm-and-xfe

sudo apt-get install gvfs

sudo reboot

wastebasket is there, usb drives automount. Magic!

Ok so I'm on retro pie 4.3.3 on a pi 3model b and pixel will not run. I installed the stand alone browsers first as well as the x windowing system to make them start up. Then installed pixel and it wouldnt open. It Didnt even go back to the ports screen.
So i tried doing these steps and every single time it hoses my retropie. I cant even get to installing pixel, as soon as i update raspian files nothing works, my bluetooth devices stop and i cant even get into the bluetooth section it goes to command line and says stuff about not being able to find the packages.. If i reboot then none of the usb ports work so basically its useless and i have to reimage the sd card. Then i did your steps again without firefox and chrome or xwindow system installed and get the same result. What is the issue? How did you get this work and when i do your exact steps and i get a non functional Raspberry-Pi?

herb_fargus

@polygaryd just use the setup script.

polygaryd

@herb_fargus said in Installing Pixel:

@polygaryd just use the setup script.

So just update the setup script then install pixel Is that what you mean?

polygaryd

@polygaryd said in Installing Pixel:

@herb_fargus said in Installing Pixel:

@polygaryd just use the setup script.

So just update the setup script then install pixel Is that what you mean?

Figured it out, to answer my own question, yes just update the retropie setup script and lxde/pixel installs and works fine.

I have another question though, i already had kodi installed through the ports section of retropie and it showed up in lxde/pixel on the applications menu under sound and video. Is that just a link to kodi that's installed in retropie ports section and lxde/pixel auto recognized and added kodi as an app or does lxde/pixel install kodi also so if have two copies of Kodi on the sd card?

mitu

@polygaryd You only have a copy of Kodi in your system, the shortcut is probably installed by the Kodi package.