Re: [gdm-list] Remove something out of GDM-Sessions-List

[Maximilian Sommer <max wh2 tu-dresden de>]

Hi Brian!

Thanks - that was what I was looking for. Dunno why I did not find it 
before in my gdm.conf. And googel didn't help.

However - a big THANKS to you.

CU when I've got the next gdm-problem.

Max.

Brian Cameron schrieb:
> Maximilian:
>
> Note the following information from the GDM configuration file.  You
> can turn on and off the GNOME/xterm failsafe sessions by changing
> these configuration values.  I hope this helps you.
>
> # Show the Failsafe sessions.  These are much MUCH nicer (focus for
> # xterm for
> # example) and more failsafe then those supplied by scripts so distros
> # should use this rather then just running an xterm from a script.
> #ShowGnomeFailsafeSession=true
> #ShowXtermFailsafeSession=true
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>  Sommer wrote:
> > Hi Brian, hi alls,
> >
> > thanks for the help.
> >
> > But Iam not shure if you unterstood:
> >
> > I do not want to get "Gnome" in my sessions-list, i want to get "Gnome 
> > (safe mode)" OUT too, because i uninstalled Gnome and so it does not 
> > work and I do not need it.
> >
> > I use GDM as Display-Manager and Fluxbox as Windows-Manager.
> >
> > Or is it not possible to get "Gnome (safe mode)" out of the sessions 
> > list of GDM?
> >
> > Yours,
> > Max.
> >
> > P.S.: Please answer me too, not only the list - Iam not on it ;-)
> >
> > Brian Cameron schrieb:
> > > Maximilian:
> > >
> > > Look in your /usr/share/xsessions directory.  There should be a 
> > > gnome.desktop file there with an Exec/TryExec line to run the
> > > gnome-session program.  If you are missing this file, this would
> > > explain why GNOME is not in your menus.  You should add back the
> > > file and it should work.  If you rebuild the latest version of
> > > GDM, it should install the file for you.
> > >
> > > Note you might need to change the Exec/TryExec line to
> > > "dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session" for it to
> > > properly start GNOME, depending on what version of GNOME
> > > you are using.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
> > > > Iam running Debian/SID (German).
> > > >
> > > > Iam using Fluxbox as Window-Manager, but I used Gnome before. Now i 
> > > > uninstalled Gnome by
> > > >
> > > > apt-get remove gnome*
> > > >
> > > > But i want to use GDM as Desktop-Manager, so i installed GDM again
> > > >
> > > > apt-get install gdm
> > > >
> > > > It works fine. But a little thing disturbs me:
> > > >
> > > > When GDM starts, i an choose the session I want to start (KDE, 
> > > > Fluxbox...). Before i uninstalled Gnome, "Gnome" was also in the 
> > > > list - it is away now, but there is still standing
> > > >
> > > > Gnome (safe mode) (I hope i translated correctly, it stands in 
> > > > German - "Gnome (abgesichert)").
> > > >
> > > > But I do not have Gnome any more, i just want to have this out of 
> > > > the list too.
> > > >
> > > > When I try to start it - it logically doesn't work.
> > > >
> > > > MfG
> > > > Max.
> > > >
> > > > P.S: Iam not on the list, please answer to my mail-adress 
> > > > (max wh2 tu-dresden de)
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