Re: Session management

[Volker Wysk <post volker-wysk de>]

Am Mittwoch, den 22.04.2020, 17:53 +0200 schrieb rpr // via gnome-list:
> On 
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1084389/automatically-remember-current-running-applications
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> you should also read the "Answer" section after reading the question.
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> So, the first and only answer mentions that there is a Gnome Shell
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> extension that can be used as the session manager:
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> https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1323/window-session-manager/
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> I've tried that on a Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machine (with Gnome Shell
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> 3.28.4) and my conclusion is that it works but is quite complicated
> to
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> install. Here are the steps that worked for me:
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> (1) Install package manager for Node JavaScript platform:
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> $ sudo apt install npm
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> (2) Using npm install the linux-window-session-manager package:
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> $ sudo npm install -g linux-window-session-manager
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> (3) Install GNOME Shell extensions integration for web browsers (this
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> is required for the next step to work):
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> $ sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell
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> (4) In Firefox (or Chrome) open
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> https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1323/window-session-manager/
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> and enable the Window Session Manager extension by turning the ON
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> switch.
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> After that the Gnome extension displays an icon in top panel where
> you
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> save your windows session before logging out and also restore a
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> session after logging in.


Your installation instructions work well. Thanks. 

But the Window Session Manager extension doesn't. I can save the
session, but it gets all messed up when I restore it. Most windows get
opened on the first desktop. Evolution doesn't get reopened at all...
I've tried removing all the (four) autostart programs, but this doesn't
help. 

Regards, 
Volker