Re: Session management

[Volker Wysk <post volker-wysk de>]

Am Freitag, den 24.04.2020, 05:01 +0200 schrieb Volker Wysk:
> 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
> >
> > you should also read the "Answer" section after reading the
> > question.
> >
> >
> >
> > So, the first and only answer mentions that there is a Gnome Shell
> >
> > extension that can be used as the session manager:
> >
> > https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1323/window-session-manager/
> >
> >
> >
> > I've tried that on a Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machine (with Gnome Shell
> >
> > 3.28.4) and my conclusion is that it works but is quite complicated
> > to
> >
> > install. Here are the steps that worked for me:
> >
> >
> >
> > (1) Install package manager for Node JavaScript platform:
> >
> >
> >
> > $ sudo apt install npm
> >
> >
> >
> > (2) Using npm install the linux-window-session-manager package:
> >
> >
> >
> > $ sudo npm install -g linux-window-session-manager
> >
> >
> >
> > (3) Install GNOME Shell extensions integration for web browsers
> > (this
> >
> > is required for the next step to work):
> >
> >
> >
> > $ sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell
> >
> >
> >
> > (4) In Firefox (or Chrome) open
> >
> > https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1323/window-session-manager/
> >
> > and enable the Window Session Manager extension by turning the ON
> >
> > switch.
> >
> >
> >
> > After that the Gnome extension displays an icon in top panel where
> > you
> >
> > save your windows session before logging out and also restore a
> >
> > 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. 

I've turned off Firefox's "restore session" feature, but then it
doesn't work either. I get the two Firefox windows, which I saved in
the Window Session Manager session, and an additional three new Firefox
windows. It's crazy.

Volker