Re: Using fvwm-themes with Debian Sarge

From: Hugo Vanwoerkom (hvw59601_at_care2.com)
Date: 02/28/05

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    Felix Karpfen wrote:
    > Currently, when booting Sarge (with gdm?) I get a screen that offers
    > the option to use "fvwm" as my windows-manager. This would work OK -
    > if I took the trouble to configure it properly.
    >
    > Previously - under RedHat 7.1 - I used to access "fvwm" via
    > "fvwm-themes". I have installed the appropriate Debian packages:
    >
    > fvwm-themes-extra_0.7.0-1_i386.deb; and
    > fvwm-themes_0.7.0-1_i386.deb.
    >
    > and can still load my desired format of "fvwm" via the console.
    >
    > Can it also be loaded via the start-up screen that is booted by "gdm"?
    >

    I have since coming to Debian 5 years ago always used fvwm and since
    using (B)Ruby multi-user linux, gdm also.

    I run Sarge and have dpkg-reconfigure gdm set to "gdm" instead of "xdm".

    Then I only install fvwm and gdm.

    Next /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome line 131 has gnomesession="/usr/bin/fvwm".

    Then every time gdm comes up and you log on (or you are auto logged on)
    your fvwm comes up as per /home/<user>/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc

    That last one is important because fvwm being absolutely programmable it
    contains the way you want your desktop to look like.

    One footnote: on the very first logon via gdm I have to set the session
    to "defaultsession" otherwise he just shows an xterm window. So there is
    a parameter still missing someplace but this is just the fisrt time.

    HTH

    H 

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