Hello Joey, Am 2010-09-01 15:31:26, schrieb Joey Hess: > I'm using gdm and gnome, but I would like to be able to run a shell > script as part of session startup, in order to > > a) Set environment variables etc. > b) Start a lot of programs that I don't want to have to manually > configure gnome to start. I want these programs whether or not > I'm in gnome. > > Currently, .xsessionrc is started at step 40 of Xsession.d. This allows > for use A, but not really for use B. > > In particular, I had my .xsessionrc starting a terminal, and just wasted > a thourougly embarrassing amount of time trying to figure out why, > despite gpg-agent being started, GPG_AGENT_INFO was not set. (Not > thinking to start a second terminal and try it there.) > > Some solution that would let me accomplish B would be appreciated. > At the moment, the only way to do it seems to be to make one's window > manager into a wrapper script. I use the ~/.xsession file and it works with XDM, WDM, GDM and KDM. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack -- ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ###################### Development of Intranet and Embedded Systems with Debian GNU/Linux itsystems@tdnet France EURL itsystems@tdnet UG (limited liability) Owner Michelle Konzack Owner Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 (homeoffice) 50, rue de Soultz Kinzigstraße 17 67100 Strasbourg/France 77694 Kehl/Germany Tel: +33-6-61925193 mobil Tel: +49-177-9351947 mobil Tel: +33-9-52705884 fix <http://www.itsystems.tamay-dogan.net/> <http://www.flexray4linux.org/> <http://www.debian.tamay-dogan.net/> <http://www.can4linux.org/> Jabber linux4michelle@jabber.ccc.de ICQ #328449886 Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/
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