RE: [opensuse] Display Manager options
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Klaus Vink Slott Gesendet: Di. 26.01.2016 19:03 An: opensuse , Betreff: [opensuse] Display Manager options
Hi
Basic question: When I install a Window manager it seem to be automatically added to possible selections on the login screen (I use kdm)
How can I remove some of these choices?
Why: To make kodi play nice with Google Chrome (for Netflix) I prefer to run Kodi on Openbox. But after install I have both a "Kodi" and a "Openbox" option in the login menu. To prevent mistakes I want to remove "Kodi" as a possible option.
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You did not tell whether you are using leap/13.2 or other. I will suppose it does not make a difference. In 13.2 you find a section of kdm settings in system settings of kde. In leap that corresponds to sddm and the access screen menu. You go to advanced (you need to have the root password for this, so I hope you have it under hand). The selection is a bit weird in kdm because you are actually selecting the user that you do want not to see at login. I think there is a menu point too where you can invert this behavior, but I do have leap and sddm here. Hope that helps. P.S. as you are using kdm, check that settings for it are respected and that it doesn't listen on 6001 etc with the x-server. (netstat -tulpn is your friend). That was (and probably is a longstanding bug in 13.2 once you shift sessions with ctrl+alt+F7 etc) --- Alle Postfächer an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! http://email.freenet.de/basic/Informationen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Klaus Vink Slott When I install a Window manager it seem to be automatically added to possible selections on the login screen (I use kdm)
How can I remove some of these choices?
You did not tell whether you are using leap/13.2 or other. I will suppose it does not make a difference. Sorry. Forgot that. I am still using 13.1 as that is still announced as
On 26-01-2016 @ 19:28 stakanov@freenet.de wrote: the future Evergreen edition.
In 13.2 you find a section of kdm settings in system settings of kde... The selection is a bit weird in kdm because you are actually selecting the user that you do want not to see at login. Thanks, same as in 13.1 but not really what i am seeking. I am referring to the choice of desktop environment you get when you hit the small tool in the buttom of the default OpenSUSE kdm theme.
It it really quite counter intuitive to tell people that you should select "Openbox" when you want to run Kodi - especially when you have a "Kodi" option just below. -- Regards Klaus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
26.01.2016 22:12, Klaus Vink Slott пишет:
Thanks, same as in 13.1 but not really what i am seeking. I am referring to the choice of desktop environment you get when you hit the small tool in the buttom of the default OpenSUSE kdm theme.
As far as I understand list of sessions is taken from /usr/share/xsessions, and the only way to remove something is to really remove file from this directory. As long as you do not plan to update package that installs this file often it may be acceptable. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 26.01.2016 um 20:12 schrieb Klaus Vink Slott:
Thanks, same as in 13.1 but not really what i am seeking. I am referring to the choice of desktop environment you get when you hit the small tool in the buttom of the default OpenSUSE kdm theme. It it really quite counter intuitive to tell people that you should select "Openbox" when you want to run Kodi - especially when you have a "Kodi" option just below. In your kdmrc file there should be a |SessionsDirs which you could edit to point to a new directory in which you copy over only the sessions from /usr/share/xsessions which you want to have available. Other than that you could delete the kodi entry from /usr/share/xsessions, but I am afraid that would then reappear after an update. Disclaimer I never tried that. | -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 26/01/2016 20:52, Martin Helm a écrit :
/usr/share/xsessions, but I am afraid that would then reappear after an update.
if it reappears it's because it's stored somewhere? here? seems a good track, thanks jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Le 26/01/2016 20:52, Martin Helm a écrit :
/usr/share/xsessions, but I am afraid that would then reappear after an update.
if it reappears it's because it's stored somewhere? here?
In the rpm that is being updated ;-) - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlaoJI0ACgkQja8UbcUWM1w5vQD/QllHSRHQZsCrch/49XiIV8t0 QW+ceAQU20llqHTPPjQA/2q17vOCQ6wvESmWwDhcr4ILR8CTS1vP8wbGWlDvIQtw =3U5i -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 27/01/2016 02:59, Carlos E. R. a écrit :
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On 2016-01-26 20:55, jdd wrote:
Le 26/01/2016 20:52, Martin Helm a écrit :
/usr/share/xsessions, but I am afraid that would then reappear after an update.
if it reappears it's because it's stored somewhere? here?
In the rpm that is being updated ;-)
the OP said: To make kodi play nice with Google Chrome (for Netflix) I prefer to run Kodi on Openbox. But after install I have both a "Kodi" and a "Openbox" option in the login menu. To prevent mistakes I want to remove "Kodi" as a possible option. why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)? jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 27.01.2016 um 08:10 schrieb jdd:
why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)?
jdd
Kodi can run as its own session without an underlying desktop environment or window manager -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 27/01/2016 12:06, Martin Helm a écrit :
Am 27.01.2016 um 08:10 schrieb jdd:
why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)?
jdd
Kodi can run as its own session without an underlying desktop environment or window manager
ok thanks jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-01-27 12:23, jdd wrote:
Le 27/01/2016 12:06, Martin Helm a écrit :
Am 27.01.2016 um 08:10 schrieb jdd:
why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)?
jdd
Kodi can run as its own session without an underlying desktop environment or window manager
ok
Yes, it is intended as a media player. Ie, a machine that only runs that thing, kiosk style. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
Den 27-01-2016 kl. 13:48 skrev Carlos E. R.:
On 2016-01-27 12:23, jdd wrote:
Le 27/01/2016 12:06, Martin Helm a écrit :
Am 27.01.2016 um 08:10 schrieb jdd:
why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)?
Kodi can run as its own session without an underlying desktop environment or window manager
ok
Yes, it is intended as a media player. Ie, a machine that only runs that thing, kiosk style.
Exactly - and does that very well as long you stay inside Kodi. The problem comes when I use the "Chrome Launcher" script to start Google Chrome. The browser starts, but get confused. I guess it relies on the Window Manager to get screen size and such. In my case it only covers something like 2/3 of the screen. -- Klaus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 27.01.2016 um 22:16 schrieb Klaus Vink Slott:
Den 27-01-2016 kl. 13:48 skrev Carlos E. R.:
Le 27/01/2016 12:06, Martin Helm a écrit :
Am 27.01.2016 um 08:10 schrieb jdd:
why should Kodi add an entry in the windows manager folder? (if kodi is the media manager I find on the net)?
Kodi can run as its own session without an underlying desktop environment or window manager
ok Yes, it is intended as a media player. Ie, a machine that only runs that
On 2016-01-27 12:23, jdd wrote: thing, kiosk style.
Exactly - and does that very well as long you stay inside Kodi.
The problem comes when I use the "Chrome Launcher" script to start Google Chrome. The browser starts, but get confused. I guess it relies on the Window Manager to get screen size and such. In my case it only covers something like 2/3 of the screen.
I ran into the same problem with firefox on my home theater pc, so I also decided as you did to run it on an underlying window manager to resolve it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-01-27 22:41, Martin Helm wrote:
Am 27.01.2016 um 22:16 schrieb Klaus Vink Slott:
Den 27-01-2016 kl. 13:48 skrev Carlos E. R.:
The problem comes when I use the "Chrome Launcher" script to start Google Chrome. The browser starts, but get confused. I guess it relies on the Window Manager to get screen size and such. In my case it only covers something like 2/3 of the screen.
I ran into the same problem with firefox on my home theater pc, so I also decided as you did to run it on an underlying window manager to resolve it.
I see... makes sense... - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlapXo0ACgkQja8UbcUWM1wqPQEAoHWbCcrYBcvvIJB8pbZKyE8b 9NYWX3Aw/4Got2XZKwIA/2gs2xKky5SP5IAczn/iCkISE4Zmz2jOddw50KW9E0hg =SEdt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Martin Helm wrote @ 2016-01-26 20:52:
Am 26.01.2016 um 20:12 schrieb Klaus Vink Slott:
Thanks, same as in 13.1 but not really what i am seeking. I am referring to the choice of desktop environment In your kdmrc file there should be a |SessionsDirs which you could edit to point to a new directory in which you copy over only the sessions from /usr/share/xsessions which you want to have available.
I made a /etc/X11/only-session and copied the desktops I wanted (kde-plasma.desktop and openbox.desktop) to that directory. And at last changed SessionsDirs accordingly. At first I got confused because there was several openbox.desktop in the default path, so at first I selected the wrong one. At login it used the same background image as kvm - Leading me to believe that login had failed and just left me with no login entry fields. Also note: When using autologon - the last one used, seems to be remembered somewhere. So after reboot you need to log out, select one of the available desktops and log in again. After replacing openbox.desktop with the correct one, everything now works just like I wanted. -- Thanks to all :-) Klaus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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