[Grml] Having a way to set default X session manager

[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.

Would it be possible to add such a feature?

Michael Whapples

[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

How about running:

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

regards,
-mika-
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[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Prokop

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

JFTR: Michael mailed me off-the-list and I implemented the according
parts so x-window-manager is our default setting in ~/.xinitrc now.
See http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue716 for details (bug will be
closed by upload of a new grml-live version which implements the
update-alternatives handling for x-window-manager).

regards,
-mika-
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[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Prokop

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

JFTR: Michael mailed me off-the-list and I implemented the according
parts so x-window-manager is our default setting in ~/.xinitrc now.
See http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue716 for details (bug will be
closed by upload of a new grml-live version which implements the
update-alternatives handling for x-window-manager).

regards,
-mika-
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[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Prokop

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

JFTR: Michael mailed me off-the-list and I implemented the according
parts so x-window-manager is our default setting in ~/.xinitrc now.
See http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue716 for details (bug will be
closed by upload of a new grml-live version which implements the
update-alternatives handling for x-window-manager).

regards,
-mika-
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[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.

Would it be possible to add such a feature?

Michael Whapples

[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

How about running:

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

regards,
-mika-
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[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.

Would it be possible to add such a feature?

Michael Whapples

[Michael Prokop]

Post by Michael Whapples
Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
file.
Would it be possible to add such a feature?

How about running:

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?

regards,
-mika-
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