Freivald, Joseph A, GVSOL said: > Ok, so I'm pretty new to Debian, and I have never created a .deb package > (except for the kernel using the kernel tools), but isn't this the kind > of thing that could be put into a package so that people who want it > could install it? I mean, if I'm reading this thread right, that if the > correct solution is to alter a few scripts and put some other scripts > into the default-user directory so that when new users are created they > get those files
There are no new files. The change is very simple. Ultimately the correct solution is to edit /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start to read: exec -l $SHELL -c "$STARTUP" Note: the quotes around $STARTUP are important. This will exec the session manager through the user's default shell. The shell will be a "login shell" which should perform whatever it needs to when logging in (ie. source the profile). This will work with any session selected by the *dm menu unlike the .xsession technique which is just a hack. Rather than creating an alternative xfree86-common package, it would really be better to just fill out a bug report and try to speak with the maintainer. I'll look into it. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]