On 25/10/14 22:11, John Conover wrote: > Andrei POPESCU writes: >> On Vi, 24 oct 14, 09:33:59, Raffaele Morelli wrote: >>> On 24/10/14 at 10:17am, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>>> On Jo, 23 oct 14, 19:38:15, John Conover wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I use two WM, (xfce and fvwm.) Lightdm's "Default Xsession" is fvwm2. >>>>> >>>>> How do I change lightdm's "Default Xsession" to xfce? >>>> >>>> I prefer to do this at system level (i.e. will work for any DM): >>>> >>>> update-alternatives --config x-session-manager >>> >>> That's smarter but doesn't always work. >>> As an example I always use awesome and sometimes i3 but the command above >>> returns only xfce4-session >>> ie no alternatives. >> >> Those probably only install themselves as x-window-manager so this >> should work instead >> >> update-alternatives --config x-window-manager >> >> Not exactly sure how display managers handle defaults when you have >> both. Per user there is also ~/.dmrc. >> > > In this particular case, the problem was an ~/.xinitrc, (linked to > ~/.xsession, dated 1994!!! launching fvwm,) in the user's account. If > a .xinitrc/.xsession file exists, it is executed as "Default Session" > by lightdm, (regardless of the system's default session; BTW, but not > as a login session, i.e., not via bash -l.)
OK. Fix that and the offered solutions will work. > > Obviously, none of the suggestions offered, (all competent,) in the > list would work under these circumstances. I can't reproduce your results (which appear to be legacy issues). >From my reading (allowing for Gmail POP3 trickle effect) you've had three different solutions to the problem. All three solutions (are correct in "effect"):- ;work for me on Wheezy ;will survive updates and upgrades (you'll get the option to keep those settings). AFAIK the solution offered by Andrei is the "correct *Debian* way". > > Thanks to all, > > John > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
