{"id":3986,"date":"2016-12-04T22:51:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adrhc.go.ro\/wordpress\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2018-02-20T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:18:44","slug":"x-server-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adrhc.go.ro\/blog\/x-server-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"X server and related managers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\r\nSee also<\/strong>\r\n# nice explanation about the entire startx workflow\r\nhttp:\/\/unix.stackexchange.com\/questions\/243195\/what-desktop-environment-does-startx-run-and-how-can-i-change-it<\/a>\r\n# explanation about sessions\r\nhttp:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/62833\/how-do-i-change-the-default-session-for-when-using-auto-logins<\/a>\r\n\r\n# list available desktop environments\r\nls -l \/usr\/share\/xsessions\r\n# show current login\/display manager\r\ncat \/etc\/X11\/default-display-manager\r\n# see also lightdm-greeter from Alternatives Configurator:\r\nls -l \/usr\/share\/xgreeters\r\n# how to restore Unity login greeter\r\ncat \/etc\/lightdm\/lightdm.conf\r\n[SeatDefaults]\r\nautologin-user=\r\nallow-guest=false\r\ngreeter-session=unity-greeter -> add this line\r\n\r\n# check the available session managers with\r\nupdate-alternatives --list x-session-manager\r\n# or get a more verbose description indicating which one is default with\r\nupdate-alternatives --display x-session-manager\r\n# shows the link to the default session manager\r\nls -l \/etc\/alternatives\/x-session-manager\r\n# change the default session manager by running\r\nupdate-alternatives --config x-session-manager\r\n\r\n# list available window managers\r\nupdate-alternatives --list x-window-manager\r\n# shows the link to the default window manager\r\nls -l \/etc\/alternatives\/x-window-manager\r\n\r\n# http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/62833\/how-do-i-change-the-default-session-for-when-using-auto-logins<\/a>\r\n# list of available session types\r\nls -l \/usr\/share\/xsessions\r\n# see also ~\/.dmrc for the current default selected session type\r\ncat ~\/.dmrc\r\n# see also user defaults with\r\ncat \/var\/lib\/AccountsService\/users\/$USER\r\n\r\nq: what to put in .xsession (e.g. for xrdp)?\r\na: pick from update-alternatives --list x-session-manager\r\nwarn: some of them won't work (something related to 3D graphics)\r\nworked for me: xfce4-session, lxsession, mate-session, startlxde, openbox-session\r\n\r\n# Zorin OS theme\r\n# http:\/\/www.noobslab.com\/2015\/09\/do-you-like-windows-10-look-but-love.html<\/a>\r\n# https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~noobslab\/+archive\/ubuntu\/themes?field.series_filter=xenial<\/a>\r\nsudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab\/themes\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install windos-10-themes\r\n\r\n# 9 Great XFCE Themes<\/a>\r\n# Ambiance theme for XFCE (with xfwm4)<\/a>\r\nCurrent XFCE theme:\r\ngrep -nr ThemeName .config\/xfce4\r\nWhen Settings -> Appearance doesn't open try running it from command line:\r\nxfce4-appearance-settings\r\n\r\n# change xfce desktop icon background\/shadow\r\n# see \/usr\/share\/doc\/xfdesktop4\/README\r\n# my ~\/.gtkrc-2.0.mine\r\nstyle \"xfdesktop-icon-view\" {\r\n    XfdesktopIconView::label-alpha = 1\r\n\r\n    fg[NORMAL] = \"#ffffff\"\r\n    fg[SELECTED] = \"#ffffff\"\r\n    fg[ACTIVE] = \"#ffff00\"\r\n}\r\nwidget_class \"*XfdesktopIconView*\" style \"xfdesktop-icon-view\"\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
See also # nice explanation about the entire startx workflow http:\/\/unix.stackexchange.com\/questions\/243195\/what-desktop-environment-does-startx-run-and-how-can-i-change-it # explanation about sessions http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/62833\/how-do-i-change-the-default-session-for-when-using-auto-logins # list available desktop environments ls -l \/usr\/share\/xsessions # show current login\/display manager cat \/etc\/X11\/default-display-manager # see also lightdm-greeter from Alternatives Configurator: ls -l […]<\/p>\n
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