Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 13:00:15 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternative to x11/gnome3 ? Message-ID: <1d0a7981-e564-5726-1d20-bdade411c184@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20180808194846.61e5e0de.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CACDfs3qSdo6cS0F-DVMq2RDMsm-ktBc53k-xNwYwzex1X915-g@mail.gmail.com> <20180511090813.GA21919@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <1526039986.18202.5.camel@k1.com.br> <20180731014358.GA925@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180731195608.40cee639.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180801024324.GA20419@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180801165950.6bb77eabf97c862866d13ecf@sohara.org> <20180808161156.GA66626@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180808172413.9759288eaa75f6a8024417c8@sohara.org> <20180808163722.GA67368@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <2b5cf789-e846-aac0-d33a-39dd71d55f65@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20180808194846.61e5e0de.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 08/08/18 12:48, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 12:28:23 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote: >> Incidentally one may need to create ~/.xinitrc for that, what someone >> else had mentioned. My ~/.xinitrc on workstation has one line: >> >> exec mate-session > > There is a convenient way I'm using to deal with settings > that can be either "login with xdm" or "login at console, > then startx", or both: Create ~/.xsession with the > following content: > > #!/bin/csh > source ~/.cshrc > exec ~/.xinitrc > > This example assumes that the C shell is your dialog shell. > For zsh or bash, a slightly different incorporation of the > interactive shell settings is needed. > > And then you can use ~/.xinitrc as you wish, for example: > > #!/bin/sh > [ -f ~/.xmodmaprc ] && xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc > numlockx > # > # ... more crazy stuff ... > # > xsetroot -solid rgb:3b/4c/7a > xset b 100 1000 15 & > xset r rate 250 30 & > xset s off & > xset -dpms & > exec wmaker > > Note that the #!/bin/sh on top of this script is fully > optional (as sh will be the shell that executes it, no > matter what you write in there), but it makes sure you > know that sh syntax is to be used here. > > This allows you to centralize your user's X startup into > one file, and it will work, no matter if you prefer xdm > or startx. However, if you use gdm from Gnome 2, it won't > work, simply because gdm says "FSCK YOU!" and continues > doing its own startup, tied to the Gnome 2 desktop. ;-) > Wow, Herr Polytropon, you made my day by using filesystem check command in very unusual way. Made me laugh for several minutes ;-) Valeri > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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