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Joseph_sys
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 Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Alternative X-session |
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Can someone refresh my memory how to start alternative X session from KDM?
I've emerged "windowmaker" (to try it) and I was under impression that it will automatically appears in KDM log-in screen when I restart X-server but it didn't.
How to enable it?
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freigeist
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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As far as I know kdm looks for Xsession in the directory /usr/share/xsessions/
There are the desktop files, are your sure that there is none for windowmaker? |
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01mf02
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| They could also be in /etc/X11/Sessions. |
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freigeist
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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My kdmrc look like this:
Session=/usr/kde/3.5/share/config/kdm/Xsession
SessionsDirs=/usr/share/xsessions
Setup=/usr/kde/3.5/share/config/kdm/Xsetup
If windowmaker would install its .desktop into /etc/X11/Sessions kdm wouldnt find it until you add the directory to the kdmrc (/usr/kde/x.x/share/config/kdm/kdmrc)...just guessing |
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freigeist
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Copy /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/wmaker.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions and it should work... |
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Joseph_sys
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| freigeist wrote: | | Copy /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/wmaker.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions and it should work... |
Yes, that is the solution, thanks
It seems to me they are allover the place:/etc/X11/dm/Sessions/wmaker.desktop
/usr/portage/x11-wm/windowmaker/files/wmaker.desktop
/usr/kde/3.5/share/apps/kdm/sessions/wmaker.desktop
except /usr/share/xsessions |
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