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Re: x-session-manager



On Friday 20 February 2004 13.26, Martin Orr wrote:
> Why do none of the KDE packages (either 3.1 or 3.2) provide alternatives
> for x-window-manager or x-session-manager?  The woody version of kdebase
> provides x-session-manager.
>
> This means that I have to have a .xsession script containing "exec
> startkde" otherwise I get a terminal when I log in to kdm - I have no other
> window or session managers installed.

avbidder@papillon:~$ update-alternatives --display x-session-manager
x-session-manager - status is manual.
 link currently points to /usr/bin/kde3
/usr/bin/startkde - priority 40
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/startkde.
avbidder@papillon:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/startkde
ksmserver: /usr/bin/startkde
avbidder@papillon:~$ update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
No alternatives for x-window-manager.
avbidder@papillon:~$ apt-cache policy kwin
kwin:
  Installed: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1
  Candidate: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1
  Version Table:
 *** 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 0
        500 http://people.debian.org ./ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:3.1.5-2 0
        600 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch unstable/main Packages
     4:3.1.3-1 0
        700 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch testing/main Packages
avbidder@papillon:~$ apt-cache policy ksmserver
ksmserver:
  Installed: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1
  Candidate: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1
  Version Table:
 *** 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 0
        500 http://people.debian.org ./ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:3.1.5-2 0
        600 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch unstable/main Packages
     4:3.1.3-1 0
        700 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch testing/main Packages
avbidder@papillon:~$ 

I don't remember why x-session-manager is status manual, could be that I 
tweaked this at some time in the past.

cheers
-- vbi

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