Re: Step by step instructions for "sessions".

[Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>]

On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 03:14:56PM -0500, Mr. David Bersson wrote:
> 2.  Do this on the command line.
> chmod a+x /usr/bin/wmaker
> chown  (user name)  /usr/bin/wmaker
> chgrup  (user name) /usr/bin/wmaker
> 
> You have now given the proper permissions for window maker.

... and, if you installed wmaker from a Debian package, failed to ensure
that the change will be preserved on upgrades. Also, chowning it to
yourself is just plain weird.

> 3.  You then copy your startup script into your sessions file for direct access from your log in box.
> 
> cp -a /usr/bin/wmaker  /etc/gdm/Sessions/WindowMaker

Sorry, this is mad. Just do it properly by creating an .xsession file.

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]