gdm sessions - xfce + fluxbox
Hello, I would want to have a choice at login time between xfce (my default desktop wm) and fluxbox. I have followed the steps from this document : http://geek00l.blogspot.com/2006/06/freebsd-fluxbox-gdm.html but i did not have the xsessions directory under /usr/X11R6/share/gnome/. so i created one and created another file called Fluxbox.desktop inside it. Then followed the rest of the document as is. Additionally I copied the startfluxbox binary to the ~/.Xclients file under the binary for xfce. What has happened now is that I still dont see no choice under the sessions menu in gdm morever i get logged on to xfce first. Now when I log on from xfce I get logged on to fluxbox meaning the fluxbox desktop may be waiting for the x-resources like the screen, mouse etc to become available and then when it does become available it starts to run. Im rather confused. Please help me with this and perhaps give me some insight as to why it is the wa it is if you can Hope to hear from you fellas -- Best Regards, Aijaz ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:13:02 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah... that's why I started out with XDM. However, after some time, and loading apps I was interested in, I turned around and noticed I was only missing two GDM dependencies anyway... so I figured a little eye candy can't hurt. i'll be d... I just checked, andi think i have 1 or 2 packages missing...none of the big gnome ones (i already have those!)... i think it's back to gdm then :D... though I do seem to remember some kind of issue with sessions ;) thanks for the info :) B ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions.... [Solved]
Joseph Vella wrote: On Sunday 23 April 2006 19:35, Eric Schuele wrote: Norberto Meijome wrote: On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:02:53 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I I stuck my head in a gnome IRC channel and got some pointers. Got it running well now. So what got it working for you? Ah, yes... sorry. So... I had found a few HowTo's on customizing GDM on the web. All said similar things but nothing worked for me. What they said to do *was* important, and in fact was 99% of the work. So here's what I did to get GDM to run my .xsession file (last step did the trick): 1) install /x11/gdm 2) make sure you have an ~/.xsession file (setup however you like) 3) make sure you have #!/bin/sh as first line 4) make sure ~/.xsession is executable 5) create a file /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/Sessions/MySession.desktop (replace MySession with whatever name you like) 6) Give it the following contents [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=XSession Comment=This session will run your ~/.xsession Exec=~/.xsession Icon= Type=Application (feel free to change name and comment to liking) 7) Edit your /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/gdm.conf. Search for SessionDesktopDir. In my conf file it was commented out (plus a typo). So I created a new SessionDesktopDir and pointed it where I placed my *.desktop file. Such as SessionDesktopDir=/usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/Sessions/. That's it. My new session is now visible, and runs my .xsession seemingly just as XDM had. There's plenty of eye candy for GDM. I'm sure there is a port in ports that will install some, but haven't looked. I simply copied a dir of themes from a gentoo box. HTH. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Regards, Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
Norberto Meijome wrote: On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:35:21 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though I am starting to experiment with various display managers. Can you tell me what it is you like (and dislike) about wdm (i've not heard much about wdm)? port = x11/wdm Very few dependencies (in particular, it doesnt depend on the GNOME or KDE lot). Yeah... that's why I started out with XDM. However, after some time, and loading apps I was interested in, I turned around and noticed I was only missing two GDM dependencies anyway... so I figured a little eye candy can't hurt. Quite configurable. it just works. looks better than the original XDM, though i didnt spend too much time playing with XDM itself... i may go back to XDM, just to have less ports on my system. B ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Regards, Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GDM sessions....
Hello, I am toying with GDM a bit. And am having some difficulties configuring it the way I want. I had looked at the FreeBSD/GNOME handbook and found no mention of places for 'support' (mailing-lists, irc, etc). I was hoping someone could point me towards a good source of info. Should anyone be interested in the problem at hand: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I've googled a bit and not found the answer. I did find a reference to creating a .xprofile file. I copied my .xsession file to .xprofile, and it at first appeared to be exactly what I wanted except... when I exit my windowmanager (hoping to logout), I was then sent to a twm session. I must exit the twm session to get returned back to GDM. Any tips would be appreciated. -- Regards, Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
Eric Schuele wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I use KDM for this. Configuration is quite flexible. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
Pete Slagle wrote: Eric Schuele wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I use KDM for this. Configuration is quite flexible. Yeah... I know. I'll eventually get around to KDM, just playing with GDM presently. GDM is supposed to be flexible as well. I just can't seem to make it flex for me. :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Regards, Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:02:53 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I I use wdm instead of XDM, KDM or GDM. I use xfce4, and launch xfce session from my .xsession file. If you cant figure out how to tie it all together i can send relevant config files. Beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
Norberto Meijome wrote: On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:02:53 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I I use wdm instead of XDM, KDM or GDM. I use xfce4, and launch xfce session from my .xsession file. If you cant figure out how to tie it all together i can send relevant config files. I stuck my head in a gnome IRC channel and got some pointers. Got it running well now. Though I am starting to experiment with various display managers. Can you tell me what it is you like (and dislike) about wdm (i've not heard much about wdm)? Beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Regards, Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:35:21 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though I am starting to experiment with various display managers. Can you tell me what it is you like (and dislike) about wdm (i've not heard much about wdm)? port = x11/wdm Very few dependencies (in particular, it doesnt depend on the GNOME or KDE lot). Quite configurable. it just works. looks better than the original XDM, though i didnt spend too much time playing with XDM itself... i may go back to XDM, just to have less ports on my system. B ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GDM sessions....
On Sunday 23 April 2006 19:35, Eric Schuele wrote: Norberto Meijome wrote: On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:02:53 -0500 Eric Schuele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have GDM installed and working. I *do not* have gnome installed. I was hoping GDM would do as XDM and just run my .xsession. But it does not. I would simply like it to be an XDM replacement. I I use wdm instead of XDM, KDM or GDM. I use xfce4, and launch xfce session from my .xsession file. If you cant figure out how to tie it all together i can send relevant config files. I stuck my head in a gnome IRC channel and got some pointers. Got it running well now. So what got it working for you? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
