[Bug-report] [Lunar Linux 0000151]: lin kde3 comes with an unusable kdm set of configs

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The following bug has been RESOLVED.
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http://bugs.lunar-linux.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000151
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Reporter:                   sofar
Handler:                    csm
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Project:                    Lunar Linux
Bug ID:                     0000151
Category:                   moonbase
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   none
Status:                     resolved
Resolution:                 fixed
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Date Submitted:             2002-09-13 08:19 GMT
Last Modified:              2003-02-01 18:44 GMT
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Summary:                    lin kde3 comes with an unusable kdm set of configs
Description: 
I just linned kde3 completely except for the broken kdemultimedia3, and to
my frustration the kdm comes with a totally unusable kdm config. Only the
"failsafe" option works, but NO KDE will start whatsoever from the
chooser.
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 tiomo - 2002-10-01 21:35 GMT 
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well kdm needs to have a kde entry in
/opt/lunar/kde/3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc at the line that says
"SessionTypes" and a corresponding entry in /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession.

>From "Xsession":

case $# in
1)
        case $1 in
        failsafe)
                exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0
                ;;
        kde)
                exec /opt/lunar/kde/3/bin/startkde
                ;;
        esac
esac

--

so, with those two set it works perfectly... well now we got to think
about how to automate this in BUILD

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 hardkrash - 2002-11-01 04:40 GMT 
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i have plaed with this lately.  i have a working solution for the config
files in kdes install set,  at my first look at kde in its configs and got
it working there.  i just installed gnome2 and i am going to study the
whol xdm kdm and gdm system,  we should implement a bullet proof system
that works for all window managers including xfce enlightenment,...

i have had some issues with the paths and setups of the Xsession file.

timo: what is the paths like for kde? not the shells but for kde.
i feel the real solution is how the paths are setup not that we have to
add the fully qualified path with the executable.

well this weekend will have time devoted towards fixing this problem with
a rock solid solution.

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 tiomo - 2002-11-05 00:07 GMT 
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well, Xsession should be stored in /etc/X11/xdm/
startkde is in /opt/lunar/kde/3/bin

you need an entry like "mywm" in kdmrc under SessionTypes. This is passed
as a command line argument to Xsession in the next step. Xsession looks if
there is any case with the name "mywm" and runs the commands that are
located in the "mywm" section...

Perhaps i didn't get the point of you question... ;-) Kinda late here...
gotta go to bed.

Anyway i'm thinking about an completely automated re-write of kdmrc (and
or gdmrc) and Xsession whenever an new WM is installed...

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 csm - 2003-02-01 18:44 GMT 
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this bug appears to be no longer relevant since 3.1 is out now.