Re: FVWM: fvwm2 and kdm setup

From: Olivier Chapuis <olivier.chapuis_at_free.fr>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:00:48 +0200

On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:34:47PM -0230, Neil Zanella wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to be able to select fvwm2 directly from kdm rather than
> choosing failsafe at the kdm login and then running fvwm2 manually.
> I would still like to have kdm rather than xdm on the login screen.
> I am running Red Hat 7.1 with kde 2.1.1 and the latest fvwm2 version
> of course. I have done the following to /etc/X11/xdm/kdmrc:
>
> #SessionTypes=default,kde,gnome,failsafe
> SessionTypes=default,kde,gnome,fvwm2,failsafe
>
> This shows me an fvwm2 option but when I log in I end up with kde rather
> than fvwm2. What other configuration files must I configure for fvwm2
> to start up when I log in?
>

You should edit (or create) an ~/.xsession file that look like:

# things you want to do before starting your session

case in $1
    
    default)
       fvwm2
    ;;

    kde)
       startkde
    ;;

    gnome)
       gnome-session
    ;;

    fvwm2)
       fvwm2
    ;;

    *)
       fvwm2
    ;;

esac
    
# things you want to do before leaving X



Olivier

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Received on Fri Oct 19 2001 - 00:37:51 BST