On Thu, 8/14/08, Donald A. Tevault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Under the "partial list of the used files, terms and > utilities" section, you have the following items listed: > /etc/X11/xdm/* > /etc/X11/kdm/* > /etc/X11/gdm/*
That would be in-line with the /etc/X11 tree set in the long-standing, decade old Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) 2.1-2.3 releases, the last of which, version 2.3, was 2004: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#ETCX11CONFIGURATIONFORTHEXWINDOWS Neither FHS, nor Linux Standard Base (LSB), seems to define where the Display Manager (dm) files go, and I don't believe they have at any time. > These directories are valid for older systems, such as my > StartCom 4 (RHEL 4) machine. But, these have been changed for > newer distro versions. > For Gnome, on my CentOS 5.2 (RHEL 5.2) machines, my Debian > 4.1 machine, and my Ubuntu machines, the "gdm" directories > have been moved to: > /etc/gdm/* > For KDE 3 on my Feisty Fawn Kubuntu machine, the > "kdm" directory has been moved to: > /etc/kde3/kdm/* > I don't have a KDE 4 machine to look at, but I assume > that it would probably be set up the same way. In general, when you have these varying changes, it's best to avoid covering those specifics. Stick to the generalities that apply to all. > In all cases, the "xdm" directory no longer even exists. Just because some distros don't install the X11 Display Manager (xdm) by default doesn't mean they don't ship it. E.g., Fedora 9 still ships xorg-x11-xdm, and it's configuration files are in /etc/X11/xdm. I looked at the XFree86 and Xorg projects and it seems they too are still shipping xdm with config files in /etc/X11/xdm by default. Please ensure that just because your system doesn't have a path does not mean it really doesn't exist at all in a package for your distro, or in the upstream feed. That is the case with both XFree86 and Xorg, let alone Fedora. I bet if I checked Debian repos, there is a xorg-x11-xdm that is similar. Although I do agree that specifics on gdm and kdm should be avoided, since they now vary in many implementations. -- Bryan P.S. I have personally implemented xdm in newer distros myself. Not everyone runs full-blown desktop frameworks -- from servers to to kiosks to the thin client systems I'm integrating for a household name corporation. Even if I run GTK+ or Qt apps, I often don't install GNOME or KDE when EEPROM space is a premium. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
