Re: windows manager list in KDM
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 01:00:38PM -0500 or thereabouts, techlists wrote:
> ...
> After the update I select to install GDM, to make sure everything is working
> fine. Once installed and after a reboot, GDM comes up and I see in its
> session menu list, I have the selections for Debian(window maker) and Gnome.
> I leave Debian(window makes) as default. So far so good.
>
> Now, I add kde.debian.net into my sources list, Update, and using Dselect
> add task-kde. I check and make sure, and it's set to install KDM, and
> remove GDM. After everything is finished, I reboot. Now the real problem.
> The sessions list on the KDM only has 2 listings, default and failsafe.
> Default is Window maker. So what the H@## happened to Gnome, and why is KDE
> not listed. If I log into default(window maker), on the menu, under window
> managers, all are listed, and I can change between them. So, why is it not
> in the KDM sessions list. I first thought this was just a glitch, but it
> happened on both computers. I hope someone can help.
What I first did in this situation was to add the sessions i wanted into
/etc/X11/kdm/kdmrc or create an *executable* shell script ~/.xsession.
--- /etc/X11/kdm/kdmrc ---
...
SessionTypes=default,kde2,icewm,startxfce,enlightenment,failsafe
...
---
A better way is to read and understand kdm(1), at least the manpage in
woody is very informative. To set the default wm i think calling
'update-alternatives x-window-manager' or so is the right thing.
Ciao,
Karsten
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Karsten Heymann <karsten.heymann@gmx.de>
Netzwerkverwaltung <karsten@ecology.uni-kiel.de>
Forschungsstelle für Ökosystemtechnik Universität Kiel
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