I want to try out X11 on a Raspberry Pi (running as a server without display connected, OS Raspbian) and access it through VNC.

I don't like LXDE very much, so I want to change to another window manager. I tried many things, but LXDE is always starting.

Following packages are installed:

sudo aptitude install x-window-system xfce4 xfce4-themes x11vnc icewm fluxbox gnome tightvncserver

I am running the server with following command:

vncserver -geometry 800x600 :0

When I connect to the Raspberry Pi using RealVNC, I come to the LXDE desktop.

What I have tried so far:

I ran sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager and changed it from openbox to xfwm4

$ update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Es gibt 5 Auswahlm¦glichkeiten f¦r die Alternative x-window-manager (welche /usr/bin/x-window-manager bereitstellen).

  Auswahl      Pfad                   Priorit¦t  Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /usr/bin/openbox        90        Auto-Modus
  1            /usr/bin/icewm          50        manueller Modus
  2            /usr/bin/metacity       60        manueller Modus
  3            /usr/bin/openbox        90        manueller Modus
  4            /usr/bin/startfluxbox   50        manueller Modus
* 5            /usr/bin/xfwm4          60        manueller Modus

I have edited /etc/X11/default-display-manager and changed it from /usr/sbin/lightdm to /usr/bin/icewm.

After a system reboot, I ran the vncserver again, and again I come to LXDE.

I am seeing openbox and lxsession in the process list:

$ ps -aux | grep lx
warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'?
See http://gitorious.org/procps/procps/blobs/master/Documentation/FAQ
daniel    3604  0.0  0.3  12904  1516 pts/0    Sl   01:39   0:00 /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE -e LXDE
daniel    3614  0.1  1.3  15268  6160 pts/0    S    01:39   0:00 openbox --config-file /rasdata/profiles/daniel/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
daniel    3616  0.6  2.2 113392 10060 pts/0    S    01:39   0:02 lxpanel --profile LXDE
daniel    3632  0.0  1.0  26352  4680 pts/0    Sl   01:39   0:00 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lxpolkit
daniel    3684  0.0  0.1   3836   816 pts/0    S+   01:46   0:00 grep lx

I am currently not sure which window manager I want to have. I will try all and find out the one which I like most. At the moment I am trying to find a way to change it somehow away from LXDE.

I liked KDE very much, but it does not seem to be included in Raspbian. The package could not be found in aptitude.