Re: lightdm's "Default Xsession"?

[conover@rahul.net (John Conover)]

Andrei POPESCU writes:
> On Vi, 24 oct 14, 09:33:59, Raffaele Morelli wrote:
> > On 24/10/14 at 10:17am, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > > On Jo, 23 oct 14, 19:38:15, John Conover wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I use two WM, (xfce and fvwm.) Lightdm's "Default Xsession" is fvwm2.
> > > > 
> > > > How do I change lightdm's "Default Xsession" to xfce?
> > > 
> > > I prefer to do this at system level (i.e. will work for any DM):
> > > 
> > >     update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
> > 
> > That's smarter but doesn't always work.
> > As an example I always use awesome and sometimes i3 but the command above returns only xfce4-session
> > ie no alternatives.
> 
> Those probably only install themselves as x-window-manager so this 
> should work instead
> 
>     update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
> 
> Not exactly sure how display managers handle defaults when you have 
> both. Per user there is also ~/.dmrc.
>

In this particular case, the problem was an ~/.xinitrc, (linked to
~/.xsession, dated 1994!!! launching fvwm,) in the user's account. If
a .xinitrc/.xsession file exists, it is executed as "Default Session"
by lightdm, (regardless of the system's default session; BTW, but not
as a login session, i.e., not via bash -l.)

Obviously, none of the suggestions offered, (all competent,) in the
list would work under these circumstances.

    Thanks to all,

    John

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