After years of great 'Mate' because of jumping Xfce-icons to everywhere
(I could not simply install the fix Xfce4.12 in for instance Linux Lite) I found a nice solution:
The system as we use it (like me in Linux Lite or former WattOS like I wrote) needs desperately something like 'lightdm-gtk-greeter'. So a 'greeter' that doesn't force the system off balans at boottime (it appeares).
I installed it simply with Synaptic and ALL my problems with icons in Xfce were gone like snow before the sun.
The system before was also always very busy when there was no activity. (That was what made me suspicious and I remembered some text which said something about 'greeters' also related to 'systemd'.)
Now my pc is very quiet as it belongs to be. The processor & memory have time left. The software now works like a charm.
Good luck everybody with this longstanding problem, try it yourself, I really hope it works for you too! I know what a drag something like this can be when you like the function 'icons on the desktop' and it is no more there... :wink:
(By the way: searching like hell I liked better as a network manager 'wicd', it gives better control like switching off etc., but sorry, that's off topic.
mile: )
(I could not simply install the fix Xfce4.12 in for instance Linux Lite) I found a nice solution:
The system as we use it (like me in Linux Lite or former WattOS like I wrote) needs desperately something like 'lightdm-gtk-greeter'. So a 'greeter' that doesn't force the system off balans at boottime (it appeares).
I installed it simply with Synaptic and ALL my problems with icons in Xfce were gone like snow before the sun.
The system before was also always very busy when there was no activity. (That was what made me suspicious and I remembered some text which said something about 'greeters' also related to 'systemd'.)
Now my pc is very quiet as it belongs to be. The processor & memory have time left. The software now works like a charm.
Good luck everybody with this longstanding problem, try it yourself, I really hope it works for you too! I know what a drag something like this can be when you like the function 'icons on the desktop' and it is no more there... :wink:
(By the way: searching like hell I liked better as a network manager 'wicd', it gives better control like switching off etc., but sorry, that's off topic.
mile: )