I wish to use a lightdm with my dwm setup, i also have a i3 currently installed.
I managed to create a dwm.desktop, but it doesn't seem to use .xinitrc file, is there a way to fix this?
#[Solved] Lightdm doesn't load DWN config
strange forge
DWM lightdm doesn't load .xinitrc
strange forge
Lightdm doesn't load DWN config
coarse cove
I wish to use a lightdm with my dwm setup, i also have a i3 currently installed....
you can just make a xinit.desktop entry that just calls starts probably
Alternatively you can just add the extra stuff in your xinitrc into .xprofile instead, those run whenever the x server starts independent of how it starts
Looks like you can just install xinit-session from the aur
All it does is just exec ~/.xinitrc though which is probably better than my startx idea
Does mean it has to be marked as executable and you probably need to add a #!/bin/bash shebang
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Woah, i'll give the xinit-session a shot
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Does mean it has to be marked as executable and you probably need to add a `#!/b...
It's there, so i think it should be fine as is.
Well, it didn't go exactly as planned. It started like usual, but not with .xinitrc
coarse cove
Make sure you selected the xinit session in lightdm's session drop-down thing
Probably should delete dwm.desktop to avoid confusion
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How should i configure xinit.desktop?
coarse cove
How should i configure xinit.desktop?
well if you installed xinit-session it should already be made for you
but its probably in like /usr/share/Xsessions
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alright, the xinit-session blinks a black and then returns to lightdm login screen
coarse cove
alright, the xinit-session blinks a black and then returns to lightdm login scre...
make sure .xinitrc is executable
you can also look at the /var/log/lightdm/ directory to look for error messages
coarse cove
make sure `.xinitrc` is executable
(to make it executable, do chmod +x ~/.xinitrc)
strange forge
(to make it executable, do `chmod +x ~/.xinitrc`)
I will give this a shot
It worked!
IT WORKED!
😩
coarse cove
nice nice
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Perhaps, now i can change the name of it?
to make it look as dwm
Thank you for your help though
much appreciated!
[Solved] Lightdm doesn't load DWN config
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nice nice
Oh yeah, 1 more thing.. Do you happen to know how to make it a default choice?
coarse cove
Oh yeah, 1 more thing.. Do you happen to know how to make it a default choice?
I think lightdm just makes the last one you booted the default
coarse cove
Perhaps, now i can change the name of it?
you probably can, personally I wouldnt because itd be confusing if you ever switch from dwm but still use your xinitrc
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you probably can, personally I wouldnt because itd be confusing if you ever swit...
Perhaps at that point, i might consider a fresh installation
I've mainly been on i3 and that's why i wanted to have a lightdm with dwm. I changed the "name" of the xinitrc to dwm.
But if i ever install something else, i have to let go one of them 😅
coarse cove
Perhaps at that point, i might consider a fresh installation
why?
theres no reason to reinstall just to switch your wm