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| author | Christian Cleberg <[email protected]> | 2025-11-11 22:49:13 -0600 |
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| committer | Christian Cleberg <[email protected]> | 2025-11-11 22:49:13 -0600 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/2022-10-30-linux-display-manager.org b/content/blog/2022-10-30-linux-display-manager.org index c749a22..4dd9b22 100644 --- a/content/blog/2022-10-30-linux-display-manager.org +++ b/content/blog/2022-10-30-linux-display-manager.org @@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ * Display Manager Services -In order to change the -[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_manager][display manager]] on -Void Linux - or any other Linux distro - you need to identify the -currently enabled display manager. +In order to change the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_manager][display manager]] on Void Linux - or any other Linux +distribution - you need to identify the currently enabled display manager. ** Disabling the Current Display Manager -Void Linux only has one ISO available for download with a pre-built -display manager at the time of this post: the XFCE ISO. If you've -installed this version, the pre-assigned display manager is =lxdm=. If -you installed another display manager, replace =lxdm= in the following -command with the display manager you have installed. +Void Linux only has one optical disc image (ISO) available for download with a +pre-built display manager at the time of this post: the XFCE ISO. If you've +installed this version, the pre-assigned display manager is =lxdm=. If you +installed another display manager, replace =lxdm= in the following command with +the display manager you have installed. To disable =lxdm=, simply remove the service symlink: @@ -26,9 +24,9 @@ sudo rm /var/service/lxdm ** Enabling a New Display Manager -If you want to enable a new display manager, you can do so after =lxdm= -is disabled. Make sure to replace =<new_display_manager>= with your new -DM, such as =gdm=, =xdm=, etc. +If you want to enable a new display manager, you can do so after =lxdm= is +disabled. Make sure to replace =<new_display_manager>= with your new DM, such as +=gdm=, =xdm=, etc. #+begin_src sh sudo ln -s /etc/sv/<new_display_manager> /var/service @@ -37,8 +35,8 @@ sudo ln -s /etc/sv/<new_display_manager> /var/service * Set Up =.xinitrc= Depending on your setup, you may need to create a few X files, such as -=~/.xinitrc=. For my personal set-up, I created this file to launch the -i3wm as my desktop. +=~/.xinitrc=. For my personal set-up, I created this file to launch the i3wm as +my desktop. #+begin_src sh nano ~/.xinitrc @@ -50,21 +48,20 @@ nano ~/.xinitrc exec i3 #+end_src -If you run a desktop other than i3, simply replace =i3= with the shell -command that launches that desktop. +If you run a desktop other than i3, simply replace =i3= with the shell command +that launches that desktop. * Set Up Your Shell Profile -Finally, in order to automatically launch an X session upon login, you -will need to edit the =.bash_profile= (bash) or =.zprofile= (zsh) files -for your shell: +Finally, in order to automatically launch an X session upon login, you will need +to edit the =.bash_profile= (bash) or =.zprofile= (zsh) files for your shell: #+begin_src sh nano ~/.zprofile #+end_src -Add the following snippet to the end of the shell profile file. This -will execute the =startx= command upon login. +Add the following snippet to the end of the shell profile file. This will +execute the =startx= command upon login. #+begin_src sh if [ -z "${DISPLAY}" ] && [ "${XDG_VTNR}" -eq 1 ]; then @@ -72,6 +69,6 @@ if [ -z "${DISPLAY}" ] && [ "${XDG_VTNR}" -eq 1 ]; then fi #+end_src -Alternatively, you can ignore this step and simply choose to manually -execute =startx= upon login. This can be useful if you have issues with -your desktop or like to manually launch different desktops by choice. +Alternatively, you can ignore this step and simply choose to manually execute +=startx= upon login. This can be useful if you have issues with your desktop or +like to manually launch different desktops by choice. |
