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]
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]