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Sawfish and fvwm bindings not working when logging in with a display manager
On one machine running Debian squeeze, when I log in with a display manager (I tried xdm, gdm or kdm), none of my Sawfish key or mouse bindings have any effect. If I log in in text mode then run ...
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Understanding linux desktop
I use debian wheezy xfce and want to set up my desktop. But I read some settings are redundant. Hence I want to understand how everything works, but I am massively lost. Can someone please sort, ...
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Most minimalistic way to switch users in X session
If I want a minimalistic login I can use something like this in my .zprofile:
if [ $(tty) = "/dev/tty1" ]; then
startx
fi
However doing this way I cannot switch users on the fly anymore. I.e. lock ...
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Fedora 17 boot hangs after changing to CDM
I am running the stock Xfce spin of Fedora 17 in a VirtualBox virtual machine, and just installed the CDM display manager via yum. I modified the /etc/cdmrc file to start xfce, and added the following ...
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Auto login problems with slim
I have installed Arch and am having problems with the auto login options within slim.conf. I have installed the following X packages:
xorg-server
xorg-xinit
xorg-twm, xterm
and for the graphics: ...
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Does restarting of Display Manager (e.g lightdm) restart X server as well?
If I restart the Display Manager, e.g lightdm, will X be restarted as well ?
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When would I use FBDEV vs DRM vs DSS?
I'm new to Linux graphics, and I'm interested in developing a graphics driver. I see that Linux supports three methods for writing graphics to the display device
FBDEV
DRM
DSS2
When would I use ...
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Windows Managers vs Login Managers Vs Display Managers Vs Desktop Environment
I posted a question and noticed people weren't distinguishing correctly between many of these things: Windows Managers vs Login Managers Vs Display Managers Vs Desktop Environment. Can someone please ...
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Is there a simple linux command that will tell me what my display manager is?
Is there a simple linux command that will tell me what my display manager is?
I'm using Xfce. Are different desktop environments usually affiliated with different display managers?
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How to boot Debian into text mode without using GUI?
How can I boot Debian into text mode? My mouse and keyboard are working in GRUB, but when the login screen appears they don't, so I can't do anything.
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Customized XDM-based login screen
I am in the process of creating a lightweight yet full-featured Linux disto and don't want to include a whole bunch of unnecessary or bloated software. It is supposed to run off a USB flash drive. I ...
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Multiple X startup profiles
I run XMonad window manager and use .XSession to startup things like Dropbox and launch other apps I need, at login manager i select User Defined Session. I like to know is there a login manager where ...
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What functionality do I lose by disabling GDM/KDM/SLIM/CDM etc display managers?
I've been wondering lately why do I need GDM, so I got it disabled for the sake of experiment sake by modifying upstart file /etc/init/gdm (I run Ubuntu 10.10 desktop). So now computer boots to ...
