Hi!
==
I have Fedora 23 installed on a [Lenovo
E540](http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/e-series/e540/#tab-tech_specs)
with the default Gnome 3 Desktop Environment. I was thinking of trying
multiple Desktop Environments, so that I might see what are thee new
breakthroughs. Basically I'm
On 11/23/15 06:38, Mihuleac Sergiu wrote:
> Hi!
> ==
>
> I have Fedora 23 installed on a [Lenovo
> E540](http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/e-series/e540/#tab-tech_specs)
> with the default Gnome 3 Desktop Environment. I was thinking of trying
> multiple Desktop Environments, so that I m
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 12:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> 1. Make sure the ConsoleKit package is installed. If not, install
> it.
Does ConsoleKit still exist in F23?
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On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 00:38 +0200, Mihuleac Sergiu wrote:
> What happened is that when I chose to log into `KDE` my screens
> changes
> and the Desktop Background appears the just in a few second I'm back
> to
> the log in screen. No matter how many restarts or how many times i
> try
> the result i
On 11/23/15 19:48, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 12:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> 1. Make sure the ConsoleKit package is installed. If not, install
>> it.
> Does ConsoleKit still exist in F23?
>
>
Surprise, surprise. Looks like not
I know that a simple "startx" seems
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 20:27 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>
> On 11/23/15 19:48, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 12:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > 1. Make sure the ConsoleKit package is installed. If not,
> > > install
> > > it.
> > Does ConsoleKit still exist in F23?
> >
> >
On Monday 23 Nov 2015 11:54:51 AM Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> The specific manager you're
> running (probably gdm for you) doesn't change just because you install
> a new Desktop *Environment* but you can do it manually.
Ubuntu offers such convenience when installing multiple display manager as
On 11/23/15 21:12, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 20:27 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 11/23/15 19:48, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 12:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
1. Make sure the ConsoleKit package is installed. If not,
install
it.
>>>
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> The specific manager you're running (probably gdm for you) doesn't change
>> just because you install a new Desktop *Environment* but you can do
>> it manually.
Sudhir Khanger:
> Ubuntu offers such convenience when installing multiple display manager as
> part of ins
I switched from GDM to lightdm because I use mate and enlightenment. They seem
to like lightdm better.. It is easy to switch between them using systemctl .
Enable/disable.. I found the answer by googling "how-to change GDM to lightdm"
..
Sent from my iPad
> On Nov 23, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Tim
Tim:
>> If I install two or more different desktops, which display manager
>> should it enable by default, then? Does it ask you that question?
Allegedly, on or about 23 November 2015, Paul Cartwright sent:
> I switched from GDM to lightdm because I use mate and enlightenment.
> They seem to li
On Tuesday 24 Nov 2015 1:41:31 AM Tim wrote:
> If I install two or more different desktops, which display manager
> should it enable by default, then? Does it ask you that question?
Yes, it does.
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html
https://lh3.googleusercont
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 19:25 +0530, Sudhir Khanger wrote:
> On Monday 23 Nov 2015 11:54:51 AM Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > The specific manager you're
> > running (probably gdm for you) doesn't change just because you
> > install
> > a new Desktop *Environment* but you can do it manually.
>
> Ubu
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 10:18 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> I switched from GDM to lightdm because I use mate and enlightenment.
> They seem to like lightdm better.. It is easy to switch between them
> using systemctl . Enable/disable.. I found the answer by googling
> "how-to change GDM to lightdm
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> What is needed is an easier way for the average user to be able to
> switch DMs without editing obscure config files.
I see I have
DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
in /etc/etc/sysconfig/desktop
(after installing Fedora-23/KDE from a LiveUSB stick).
That doesn't
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 16:43 +, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>
> > What is needed is an easier way for the average user to be able to
> > switch DMs without editing obscure config files.
>
> I see I have
> DESKTOP="KDE"
> DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
> in /etc/etc/sysconfig/
On Tuesday 24 November 2015 02:27:58 Tim wrote:
> Tim:
> >> If I install two or more different desktops, which display manager
> >> should it enable by default, then? Does it ask you that question?
>
> Allegedly, on or about 23 November 2015, Paul Cartwright sent:
> > I switched from GDM to light
On 11/24/15 00:29, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> What is needed is an easier way for the average user to be able to
> switch DMs without editing obscure config files.
Sometimes I wonder about how/if terminology is used/changed/confused.
Isn't a DM (Display Manager) the software supplying the GUI
On Tue, 2015-11-24 at 05:55 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 11/24/15 00:29, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > What is needed is an easier way for the average user to be able to
> > switch DMs without editing obscure config files.
>
> Sometimes I wonder about how/if terminology is used/changed/confused.
On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 19:23 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
> I must be missing the point here, but I have always found that after
> installing multiple desktops and leaving gdm as the login manager,
> when you
> are asked for the password on login there is a little gear cog icon
> which if
> yo
Mihuleac Sergiu wrote:
> Hi!
> ==
>
> I have Fedora 23 installed... with the default Gnome
3 Desktop Environment. I was thinking of trying
> multiple Desktop Environments, so...
>
> I've installed `KDE` using `dnf groupinstall "KDE
Plasma
> Workspaces"`
>
> * What is your experience in ha
On Tuesday 24 November 2015 00:07:00 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 19:23 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
> > I must be missing the point here, but I have always found that after
> > installing multiple desktops and leaving gdm as the login manager,
> > when you
> > are asked fo
On Tue, 2015-11-24 at 09:41 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 November 2015 00:07:00 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 19:23 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
> > > I must be missing the point here, but I have always found that
> > > after
> > > installing multiple de
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
I do it quite often. It does work, but you may find that some things
depend on which Desktop *Manager* you use (gdm, kdm, sddm, ...) as they
don't all support each other equally well. The specific manager you're
running (probably gdm for you) does
On Tuesday 24 Nov 2015 10:37:48 PM you wrote:
> That page seems to suggest otherwise, that you've got to do an extra
> step in the command line. That requires extra knowledge than just
> installing another desktop. So they're in the same boat as us.
I think the command is triggered automatically
Thanks for the info. So when i've installed kde with command $ dnf
groupinstall "KDE Plasma Workspaces", i couldn't use it, but after i've
removed it i've installed like this $ dnf install @kde-desktop
Then all worked well, the idea came from here
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KDE
I discovered t
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 04:19:02PM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-11-24 at 09:41 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
> > ... most people assume that in order to change DE youi have to change DM!
> > The "slightly different capabilities" you describe are so slight as
> > make the whol
On 11/24/2015 07:17 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 04:19:02PM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Tue, 2015-11-24 at 09:41 +, Andrew R Paterson wrote:
... most people assume that in order to change DE youi have to change DM!
The "slightly different capabilities" you descri
On 11/25/2015 10:11 AM, Rick Stevens wrote:
I find lightdm to be pretty good and doesn't spawn off all the junk that
gdm does. I mean, if I'm not using gnome, why the hell does gdm insist
on spawning a resource-hogging gnome-shell when the beblistered thing
is never going to be used?
After I st
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