I am migrating (actually, configuring a new PC) from opensuse 42.3 to
xubuntu 20.04.3. In particular I would like to clone my fvwm configuration
(since I have a screen of the same size), the one in
http://sax.iasf-milano.inaf.it/~lucio/WWW/Opinions/window.html
What I am noticing (which is probably not directly related fvwm itself
but to the way it is started with the X server) is that the fvwm session
does not run my .login (I am since ages a tcsh user, so I have a .cshrc
and a .login). Such .login is executed correctly in a ssh session.
The .login has few items (a PATH setting, a font path xset +fp setting
(plus other audio stuff so far commented out) which is conditional to a
$?XSESSION_IS_UP, and a setenv of some locale like LC_TIME to en_US.UTF-8)
Apparently ALL of the .login is not executed
(not just the part relevant to XSESSION_IS_UP ...by the way what is the
correct way in ubuntu to check I am in an X session ?)
I checked with ps -H the way fvwm is started
On suse
1 1690 root /usr/bin/sddm
1690 17584 root /usr/lib/sddm/sddm-helper ... --start fvwm --user lucio
17584 17586 lucio /usr/bin/fvwm
On ubuntu
1 977 root /usr/sbin/lightdm
977 34424 root /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -core :0 ...
977 56656 root lightdm --session-child 12 19
56656 56682 lucio fvwm2
56682 56759 lucio /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/im-launch fvwm2
The difference between fvwm and fvwm2 is virtual. On suse /usr/bin/fvwm2
is a link to fvwm. On ubuntu fvwm is a link to /etc/alternatives... which
in turn is a link to /usr/bin/fvwm2.
Suse has fvwm 2.6.6 and ubuntu has 2.6.8
What is apparent is that somehow suse performs a "login with my shell"
before starting fvwm (thus setting my environment) while ubuntu starts
fvwm ignoring my login shell choices.
How can I either change this order, or instruct fvwm under ubuntu so that
it sets up a basic environment which is then inherited by all child shells
(in xterm, urxvt or whatever) ?
Thanks
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Lucio Chiappetti - INAF/IASF - via Corti 12 - I-20133 Milano (Italy)
For more info : http://www.iasf-milano.inaf.it/~lucio/personal.html
