Removing Startup Cruft

Xfce session taking forever to load, is it auto-loading programs you don't want?

Delete the contents of:

~/.cache/sessions

~/.config/autostart

to get to your fast booting xfce session.

How to Install Dropbox In Xfce

Dropbox is a file hosting service which uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders across multiple computers and on the web.

Now that I use Dropbox, I never have to worry about carrying round USB flash drives. All my shared files are stored across my computers and on the web. Dropbox+Xfce=Crazy Delicious.


How to Install Dropbox In xfce
Stolen from the Lubuntu Mailing List

In a terminal type:
- cd
- wget -O dropbox.tar.gz http://www.dropbox.com/download\?plat=lnx.x86
- tar -zxvf dropbox.tar.gz
- wget -nd http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6995/dbmakefakelib.py
- wget -nd http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6995/dbreadconfig.py
- python dbmakefakelib.py

I did run into a bit of trouble when running:

red@vostro:~$ python dbmakefakelib.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dbmakefakelib.py", line 39, in
compile_fakelib()
File "dbmakefakelib.py", line 36, in compile_fakelib
raise Exception, ret[1]
Exception: sh: gcc: not found

If you see this, don't worry, Dropbox installed correctly.

To start Dropbox
In a terminal

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

- you can also make a launcher or shortcut for dropbox using the same command.
- In xfce you will need to replace the ~/ with /home/YOUR USER NAME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
- My launcher ends up being /home/red/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

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Disable The Trackpad While Typing

To disable the trackpad while typing just run this command in the terminal

syndaemon -i 1 -d

In xfce, if you want to start the touchpad delay at boot go to Settings>Xfce 4 Setting Manager
Under Session and Startup, in the Application autostart tab, click Add

Create an entry for the touchpad delay

Name: Touchpad Delay
Description: delay the touchpad 1 second
Command:

syndaemon -i 1 -d

- hit OK and restart your session for the delay to take effect.