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Bug 589543 - The new gdm doesn't give an option to use .xsession
The new gdm doesn't give an option to use .xsession
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 589544
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.27.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-07-23 20:50 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2009-07-23 20:51 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.27/2.28


Description Sebastien Bacher 2009-07-23 20:50:41 UTC 
The bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398300

"However, I've been running Ubuntu since breezy and have always set
the window manager in the $HOME/.xession file. Previous versions of
gdm would allow whatever session was set up in gdm to be overrridden
by the contents of $HOME/.xession. At various times I have run
fluxbox, openbox, enlightenment 17 and xmonad in this way.

The $HOME/.xession file also allows the running of tools like xmodmap,
xrdb and xset. This no longer works with the Karmic version of gdm."
Comment 1 Sebastien Bacher 2009-07-23 20:51:14 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 589544 ***