Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
Hi guys. All has been going ok wigth Antix in my VM. I made a custom xfce spin using these instructions: https://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base/co ... -tutorial/ I've been trying to switch to Lightdm. It won't allow me to change any settings even with root access. Is there a method to get lightdm working In antix 19 without breaking the system? Thanks
Re: Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
not a lightdm fan, but I tested just now
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lightdm (during install chose lightdm as the default login manager)
sudo killall slim
at TTY login prompt, login as root//root
and issue the command:
lightdm
(the login manager, which will launch the X server, must be started by root)
no problem. The result is ----v
FWIW, the lightdm conf files are plaintext, are sudo editable from commandline or via text editor.
sudo nano... and as expected, in my testing they were editable.
fresh antiX19b1 virtualbox instance:get lightdm working In antix 19 without breaking the system?
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lightdm (during install chose lightdm as the default login manager)
sudo killall slim
at TTY login prompt, login as root//root
and issue the command:
lightdm
(the login manager, which will launch the X server, must be started by root)
no problem. The result is ----v
Maybe you tried using some GUI "lightdm settings changer thingie" utility which relies on a not-yet-configured pkexec rule?It won't allow me to change any settings even with root access.
FWIW, the lightdm conf files are plaintext, are sudo editable from commandline or via text editor.
sudo nano... and as expected, in my testing they were editable.
Re: Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
If you run the lightdm settings changer thingee (technical term... ) from terminal with sudo it works. I'll look through my notes to see if I ever really got it to work. I'm pretty certain the problem had to do with pkexec... sudo... gksudo. But I'll hunt to see what I can find.
EDIT: The lightdm-gtk-setting thingee only works when used with sudo in terminal cli mode. It remains on my todo list of items to fix. Sorry.
Edit#2: I tried on bspwm to simply create a launcher buttom with the cli command:
That worked fine.
I'm guessing you can create a similar launcher button in whiskermenu and have it function albeit not exactly the correct way.
EDIT: The lightdm-gtk-setting thingee only works when used with sudo in terminal cli mode. It remains on my todo list of items to fix. Sorry.
Edit#2: I tried on bspwm to simply create a launcher buttom with the cli command:
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sudo lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
I'm guessing you can create a similar launcher button in whiskermenu and have it function albeit not exactly the correct way.
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
FI; Here with lightdm, and for multi users behavior, I prefer to show the users names, so I created a new file: 02_my_user.conf , for a customized config. with greeter-hide-users=false
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$ cat /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/02_my_user.conf
# Debian specific defaults
#
# - use lightdm-greeter session greeter, points to the etc-alternatives managed
# greeter
# - hide users list by default, we don't want to expose them
# - use Debian specific session wrapper, to gain support for
# /etc/X11/Xsession.d scripts
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-greeter
#greeter-hide-users=true
greeter-hide-users=false
session-wrapper=/etc/X11/Xsession
Pour les nouveaux utilisateurs: Alt+F1 pour le manuel, ou FAQS, MX MANUEL, et Conseils Debian - Info. système “quick-system-info-mx” (QSI) ... Ici: System: MX-19_x64 & antiX19_x32
Re: Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
@oops, Thank you! I have been looking for a fix for the extra typing problem (on login) for months. Your fix is as they say "the bomb!"
Edit: ah... your name in lights (pun intended)
https://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base/re ... drop-down/
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Lightdmon Antix 19 Beta
... You are welcome, Manyroads.
Pour les nouveaux utilisateurs: Alt+F1 pour le manuel, ou FAQS, MX MANUEL, et Conseils Debian - Info. système “quick-system-info-mx” (QSI) ... Ici: System: MX-19_x64 & antiX19_x32