Re: [gentoo-user] how to wake up gdm

Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o> wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:36:14 +0300
> Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> > Are you sure that you need gdm at all?
>
> Yes, `startx` doesn't work well in GNOME 3 for a lot of people; so,
> unless one attempts to cover what the login manager sets up, I don't
> think that a plain call with a plain `exec gnome-session` will work.
>
> It for example needs the *-launch things between exec and gnome-session.

So, What can I do aside from restarting gdm after it goes to sleep or
whatever its doing after a few minutes?  Also, I did try startx and I
did get a session and it seems to work, although I have not tested
extensively.


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