%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ GDM GDM is a system service that is responsible for providing graphical logins and managing local and remote displays. &lfs10_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gdm-md5sum; Download size: &gdm-size; Estimated disk space required: &gdm-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gdm-time; GDM Dependencies Required , , , , , , and Optional Runtime Dependencies , , and User Notes: It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take control of the gdm daemon after it is started. Issue the following commands as the root user: groupadd -g 21 gdm && useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /var/lib/gdm -u 21 \ -g gdm -s /bin/false gdm && passwd -ql gdm First, adapt GDM to build without systemd present: sed -i -r '/(^| )systemd_dep/d' meson.build Install GDM by running the following commands: sed 's@systemd@elogind@' -i data/pam-lfs/gdm-launch-environment.pam && mkdir build && cd build && meson --prefix=/usr \ -Dplymouth=disabled \ -Dgdm-xsession=true \ -Dpam-mod-dir=/lib/security \ -Dsystemd-journal=false \ -Dsystemdsystemunitdir=/tmp \ -Dsystemduserunitdir=/tmp .. && ninja mkdir build && cd build && meson --prefix=/usr \ -Dplymouth=disabled \ -Dgdm-xsession=true \ -Dpam-mod-dir=/lib/security .. && ninja This package does not come with a usable test suite. Now, as the root user: ninja install && rm -rv /tmp/*.{service,target.d} ninja install -Dinitial-vt=7: Use this switch to make GDM start on VT7 instead of the first free VT. -Dplymouth=disabled: GDM now explicitly requires plymouth to be installed. Use this switch to disable this dependency. -Ddefault-pam-config=lfs: Use this switch if you did not create the /etc/lfs-release file or distribution auto detection will fail and you will be unable to use GDM. -Dgdm-xsession=true: This enables the installation of the GDM Xsession file. /etc/gdm/custom.conf /etc/gdm/custom.conf The GDM daemon is configured using the /etc/gdm/custom.conf file. Default values are stored in GSettings in the gdm.schemas file. It is recommended that end-users modify the /etc/gdm/custom.conf file because the schemas file may be overwritten when the user updates their system to have a newer version of GDM. gdm To start gdm automatically when the system is switched to runlevel 5, install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/xdm script and the /etc/sysconfig/xdm configuration file included in the package and adjust /etc/inittab by running as the root user: make install-gdm In order to permanently set the default runlevel to 5, starting the gdm greeter screen automatically, you can modify /etc/inittab. As the root user: sed /initdefault/s/3/5/ -i /etc/inittab To start the gdm daemon at boot, enable the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command as the root user: systemctl enable gdm Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories gdm, gdmflexiserver, and gdm-screenshot libgdm.so and pam_gdm.so (PAM Module) /etc/gdm, /usr/include/gdm, /usr/share/gdm, /usr/share/help/*/gdm, /var/cache/gdm, /var/lib/gdm, /var/log/gdm, and /var/run/gdm Short Descriptions gdm is a login prompt for GNOME. gdm gdm-screenshot is a screenshot tool for GDM. gdm-screenshot