[opensuse] How to switch desktop type in lightdm?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 How to switch desktop type in lightdm? Say, from xfce to lxdm? in 42.2. I don't see how. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlg8L4AACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VoVACdEplHpgcirygQwnuQ4S9WkpOI du0AnjGJub5haSFvhB+wqvGzM8fNhpIk =sQJW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 11/28/16 07:22, Carlos E. R. wrote:
How to switch desktop type in lightdm? Say, from xfce to lxdm? in 42.2. I don't see how.
There are some small icons at the top right of the screen. It is one of those. It possibly is the icon of a tool, or maybe of "xf" if you are using XFCE. Click for a menu of desktops.
On 2016-11-28 21:03, Neil Rickert wrote:
On 11/28/16 07:22, Carlos E. R. wrote:
How to switch desktop type in lightdm? Say, from xfce to lxdm? in 42.2. I don't see how.
There are some small icons at the top right of the screen. It is one of those. It possibly is the icon of a tool, or maybe of "xf" if you are using XFCE. Click for a menu of desktops.
No, there is nothing (in 42.2). From memory, I could choose keyboard, and halt/reboot. I had to switch to "lxdm" to be able to choose desktop. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
On 11/28/16 14:08, Carlos E. R. wrote:
No, there is nothing (in 42.2). From memory, I could choose keyboard, and halt/reboot.
I had to switch to "lxdm" to be able to choose desktop.
I had to switch back to "lightdm" to check. But yes, it is there. The top right corner has 4 items. The left-most (on my screen) is the desktop selector. For me, it normally shows a KDE icon. If I switch the "xfce", then it shows "xf" in a black circle. The other items are the local/language, shutdown/reboot, and one other (probably for things such as a screen reader for the blind). I normally prefer "lightdm" and had no difficulty switching desktops. However, I did switch to "gdm" because some desktops don't otherwise work ("Gnome classic", for example). But now that I've switched back to "lightdm", I will probably keep it. I've finished testing Gnome, at least for now.
On 2016-11-28 21:39, Neil Rickert wrote:
On 11/28/16 14:08, Carlos E. R. wrote:
No, there is nothing (in 42.2). From memory, I could choose keyboard, and halt/reboot.
I had to switch to "lxdm" to be able to choose desktop.
I had to switch back to "lightdm" to check. But yes, it is there.
The top right corner has 4 items. The left-most (on my screen) is the desktop selector. For me, it normally shows a KDE icon. If I switch the "xfce", then it shows "xf" in a black circle.
I'll try again. Unfortunately, installing "lxdm" removed "lightdm", some conflict. I have to reinstall it: Isengard:~ # zypper install lightdm ... Resolving package dependencies... The following 5 NEW packages are going to be installed: lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-branding-openSUSE lightdm-gtk-greeter-lang lightdm-lang The following package is going to be REMOVED: lxdm The following 2 recommended packages were automatically selected: lightdm-gtk-greeter-lang lightdm-lang 5 new packages to install, 1 to remove. Overall download size: 368,9 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 545,5 KiB will be used. Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y):
The other items are the local/language, shutdown/reboot, and one other (probably for things such as a screen reader for the blind).
My top right corner (this is a machine running 42.2) has three items, not four. There is a keyboard or language selector, and in the bar it displays a text, not an icon: en_us.utf8. Then an icon that seems a human shape. Clicking says "large font F1, high contrast F2", and it works. Finally, there is something like a power button, that says "suspend, hibernate, restart, shut down alt-f4". At the top left of the monitor I see the machine short name, does not respond to click. Center, there is a box with a drop list for names, an entry line for the password, and a "log in" button. So no, there is nothing to click to select desktops. It is back to "lxdm" for me. Resolving package dependencies... Problem: installed lightdm-1.19.5-1.1.x86_64 obsoletes lxdm < 0.5 provided by lxdm-0.4.1-4.25.x86_64 Solution 1: Following actions will be done: deinstallation of lightdm-1.19.5-1.1.x86_64 deinstallation of lightdm-lang-1.19.5-1.1.noarch deinstallation of lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.2-1.1.x86_64 deinstallation of lightdm-gtk-greeter-branding-openSUSE-1.3-9.3.noarch deinstallation of lightdm-gtk-greeter-lang-2.0.2-1.1.noarch Solution 2: do not install lxdm-0.4.1-4.25.x86_64 Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/c] (c): 1
I normally prefer "lightdm" and had no difficulty switching desktops. However, I did switch to "gdm" because some desktops don't otherwise work ("Gnome classic", for example). But now that I've switched back to "lightdm", I will probably keep it. I've finished testing Gnome, at least for now.
Well, lxdm has a somewhat nicer presentation. It has a background photo, that of the green openSUSE bulb. A big word "Login" at the center. It has a box with a droplist of names with icons (and the "more" entry"). r At the bottom left it shows a desktop chooser, and next a language chooser. At the bottom right there is the word "quit", that can reboot or shutdown. No hibernate/suspend choice. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
On 11/28/16 20:57, Carlos E. R. wrote:
My top right corner (this is a machine running 42.2) has three items, not four.
There is a keyboard or language selector, and in the bar it displays a text, not an icon: en_us.utf8.
Then an icon that seems a human shape. Clicking says "large font F1, high contrast F2", and it works.
Finally, there is something like a power button, that says "suspend, hibernate, restart, shut down alt-f4".
That's weird. The desktop selector is missing, at least as you describe it. Searching for "lightdm" in Yast, I see that I have the following installed: 5 packages that your email mentions, and: "liblightdm-gobject-1-0" (version 1.19.5-1.1) You might check whether that is installed. When I last tested "lxdm" several years ago, it did not conflict with "lightdm". However, it failed to open the gnome login keyring when using "xfce" (it did open it for "lxde"). I don't know if that is still an issue, and I'm not about to uninstall "lightdm" to find out.
29.11.2016 06:58, Neil Rickert пишет:
On 11/28/16 20:57, Carlos E. R. wrote:
My top right corner (this is a machine running 42.2) has three items, not four.
There is a keyboard or language selector, and in the bar it displays a text, not an icon: en_us.utf8.
Then an icon that seems a human shape. Clicking says "large font F1, high contrast F2", and it works.
Finally, there is something like a power button, that says "suspend, hibernate, restart, shut down alt-f4".
That's weird. The desktop selector is missing, at least as you describe it.
I confirm that desktop selector is present in this place in 42.2. May be it is shown only if multiple sessions are installed?
Andrei Borzenkov composed on 2016-11-29 07:03 (UTC+0300):
Neil Rickert composed:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
My top right corner (this is a machine running 42.2) has three items, not four.
There is a keyboard or language selector, and in the bar it displays a text, not an icon: en_us.utf8.
Then an icon that seems a human shape. Clicking says "large font F1, high contrast F2", and it works.
Finally, there is something like a power button, that says "suspend, hibernate, restart, shut down alt-f4".
That's weird. The desktop selector is missing, at least as you describe it.
I confirm that desktop selector is present in this place in 42.2. May be it is shown only if multiple sessions are installed?
Isn't IceWM part of the basic X11 pattern? I can't remember ever encountering an openSUSE installation that didn't have IceWM as an available session type. It's what startx in multi-user.target brings up after a minimal X installation, same as does login in graphical.target with only xdm installed. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-11-29 05:03, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:
29.11.2016 06:58, Neil Rickert пишет:
On 11/28/16 20:57, Carlos E. R. wrote:
My top right corner (this is a machine running 42.2) has three items, not four.
There is a keyboard or language selector, and in the bar it displays a text, not an icon: en_us.utf8.
Then an icon that seems a human shape. Clicking says "large font F1, high contrast F2", and it works.
Finally, there is something like a power button, that says "suspend, hibernate, restart, shut down alt-f4".
That's weird. The desktop selector is missing, at least as you describe it.
Yep.
I confirm that desktop selector is present in this place in 42.2. May be it is shown only if multiple sessions are installed?
Well, I have at least XFCE and LXDE functional, because I have tried them. The machine also has gnome and kde (or is it plasma?) patterns installed, but not tested (I did not intend to install them initially, but I needed to find a session starter that worked. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
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