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From: "Jc García" <jyo.garcia@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to wake up gdm
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:28:47
Message-Id: CAGQH77cT3DsQ2iOxxGva-zZD-3VLVHXkU-YjqUGmScUJkE5ruA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] how to wake up gdm by covici@ccs.covici.com
1 2014-06-29 13:20 GMT-06:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:
2 > Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o> wrote:
3 >
4 >> On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:36:14 +0300
5 >> Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote:
6 >>
7 >> > Are you sure that you need gdm at all?
8 >>
9 >> Yes, `startx` doesn't work well in GNOME 3 for a lot of people; so,
10 >> unless one attempts to cover what the login manager sets up, I don't
11 >> think that a plain call with a plain `exec gnome-session` will work.
12 >>
13 >> It for example needs the *-launch things between exec and gnome-session.
14 >
15
16 > So, What can I do aside from restarting gdm after it goes to sleep or
17 > whatever its doing after a few minutes? Also, I did try startx and I
18 > did get a session and it seems to work, although I have not tested
19 > extensively.
20 >
21 Have you tried any other DM? technically gdm, just calls
22 gnome-session( it does other things, but thats the main goal), so I'd
23 guess, you could use something like lightdm. altought I haven't tested
24 it with gnome.
25 >
26 > --
27 > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is:
28 > How do
29 > you spend it?
30 >
31 > John Covici
32 > covici@××××××××××.com
33 >

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