On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 03:54:08PM -0700, Eduardo Queiroz wrote: > Hi, > > As Ubuntu/Debian does not have the have qtile packages anymore, users need > to use the source to install it. The procedures are pretty straightforward. > However, when they logout the session and then try to start a new one they > will see qtile is not an option. This is due to the fact qtile does not > create a .desktop file in xsession. I would like to ask the developer to > add this info in the webpage so that new qtile users (specially those who > don't have much experience) don't need to try to figure out that by > themselves. > > It would be something like this: > > "After installing qtile it is necessary to create a qtile.desktop file in > order to qtile appear in the login screen as an option. For that, use a > text editor and paste the lines below and save the file anywhere > > [Desktop Entry] > 2 Name=Qtile > 3 Comment=Qtile Session > 4 Exec=qtile start > 5 Type=Application > 6 Keywords=tiling;wm > > Change the owner to root > sudo chown root:root > > Move the file > sudo mv <file-location>/qtile.desktop /usr/share/xsessions > > Now you can logout/restart the system"
http://docs.qtile.org/en/v0.9.1/manual/config/index.html#starting-qtile Pull requests welcome. Tycho -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qtile-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/20210329225823.GA3346547%40cisco.
