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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY lxdm-download-http "&sourceforge-dl;/lxdm/lxdm-&lxdm-version;.tar.xz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY lxdm-download-ftp " ">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY lxdm-md5sum "061caae432634e6db38bbdc84bc6ffa0">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY lxdm-size "236 KB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY lxdm-buildsize "5.6 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY lxdm-time "less than 0.1 SBU ">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="lxdm" xreflabel="lxdm-&lxdm-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="lxdm.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>lxdm-&lxdm-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="lxdm">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-lxdm">lxdm</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to LXDM</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>
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| 33 | The <application>LXDM</application> is a lightweight Display Manager for
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| 34 | the <application>LXDE</application> desktop. It can also be used as an
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| 35 | alternative to other Display Managers such as
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| 36 | <application>GNOME's</application> <application>GDM</application> or
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| 37 | <application>LightDM</application>.
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| 38 | </para>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | &lfs84_checked;
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 43 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&lxdm-download-http;"/>
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| 47 | </para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>
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| 51 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&lxdm-download-ftp;"/>
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| 52 | </para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download MD5 sum: &lxdm-md5sum;
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Download size: &lxdm-size;
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Estimated disk space required: &lxdm-buildsize;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | <listitem>
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| 70 | <para>
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| 71 | Estimated build time: &lxdm-time;
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| 72 | </para>
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| 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | </itemizedlist>
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| 75 |
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| 76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">LXDM Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 77 |
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| 78 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 79 | <para role="required">
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| 80 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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| 81 | <xref linkend="iso-codes"/>, and
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| 82 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="librsvg"/> (runtime, for default theme
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| 83 | background)
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| 84 | </para>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 87 | <para role="recommended">
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| 88 | <phrase revision="sysv"><xref linkend="consolekit"/> and</phrase>
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| 89 | <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>
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| 90 | </para>
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| 91 |
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| 92 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 93 | <para role="optional">
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| 94 | <xref linkend="gtk3"/>
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| 95 | </para>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 98 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/lxdm"/>
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| 99 | </para>
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| 100 | </sect2>
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| 101 |
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| 102 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 103 | <title>Installation of LXDM</title>
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| 104 |
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| 105 | <para>
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| 106 | First, some fixes.
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| 107 | </para>
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| 108 |
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| 109 | <screen><userinput>cat > pam/lxdm << "EOF"
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| 110 | <literal># Begin /etc/pam.d/lxdm
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| 111 |
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| 112 | auth requisite pam_nologin.so
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| 113 | auth required pam_env.so
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| 114 | auth include system-auth
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| 115 |
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| 116 | account include system-account
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| 117 |
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| 118 | password include system-password
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| 119 |
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| 120 | session required pam_limits.so
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| 121 | session include system-session
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| 122 |
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| 123 | # End /etc/pam.d/lxdm</literal>
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| 124 | EOF
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| 125 |
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| 126 | sed -i 's:sysconfig/i18n:profile.d/i18n.sh:g' data/lxdm.in &&
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| 127 | sed -i 's:/etc/xprofile:/etc/profile:g' data/Xsession &&
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| 128 | sed -e 's/^bg/#&/' \
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| 129 | -e '/reset=1/ s/# //' \
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| 130 | -e 's/logou$/logout/' \
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| 131 | -e "/arg=/a arg=$XORG_PREFIX/bin/X" \
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| 132 | -i data/lxdm.conf.in</userinput></screen>
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| 133 |
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| 134 | <para>
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| 135 | Install <application>LXDM</application> by running the following
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| 136 | commands:
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| 137 | </para>
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| 138 |
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| 139 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 140 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 141 | --with-pam \
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| 142 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no &&
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| 143 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 146 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 147 | --with-pam \
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| 148 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system &&
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| 149 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 150 |
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| 151 | <para>
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| 152 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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| 153 | </para>
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| 154 |
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| 155 | <para>
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| 156 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 157 | </para>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 160 |
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| 161 | </sect2>
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| 162 |
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| 163 | <!--Optional section-->
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| 164 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 165 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | <para>
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| 168 | <command>cat > pam/lxdm << "EOF" ...</command>: Replace default
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| 169 | <filename>/etc/pam.d/lxdm</filename> by another one appropriate for BLFS.
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| 170 | </para>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <para>
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| 173 | <command>sed -i ... data/lxdm.conf.in</command>: Modifications in the
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| 174 | default configuration:
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| 175 | (1) fix the background to the default one;
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| 176 | (2) restart X when session is close;
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| 177 | (3) typo; and
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| 178 | (4) include <envar>XORG_PREFIX</envar>, which may be different from
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| 179 | <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>.
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| 180 | </para>
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| 181 |
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| 182 | <para>
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| 183 | <command>sed -i ... data/Xsession</command>: Source
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| 184 | <filename>/etc/profile</filename>, instead of other file, according to
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| 185 | BLFS standard.
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| 186 | </para>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | <para>
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| 189 | <command>sed -i ... data/lxdm.in</command>: Fix greeter's locale for BLFS
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| 190 | specification.
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| 191 | </para>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <para>
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| 194 | <parameter>--with-pam</parameter>: This parameter enables use of pam
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| 195 | authentication.
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| 196 | </para>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <para revision="sysv">
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| 199 | <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no</parameter>: BLFS does not
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| 200 | support systemd.
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| 201 | </para>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | </sect2>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 206 | <title>Configuring LXDM</title>
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| 207 |
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| 208 | <sect3 id="lxdm-config">
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| 209 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 210 |
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| 211 | <para>
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| 212 | <filename>/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf</filename>
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| 213 | </para>
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| 214 |
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| 215 | <indexterm zone="lxdm lxdm-config">
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| 216 | <primary sortas="e-etc-lxdm-lxdm.conf">/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf</primary>
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| 217 | </indexterm>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | </sect3>
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| 220 |
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| 221 | <sect3 id="lxdm-init">
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| 222 | <title>Boot Script</title>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <para revision="sysv">
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| 225 | Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/lxdm</filename> init script from
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| 226 | the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
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| 227 | </para>
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| 228 |
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| 229 | <para revision="systemd">
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| 230 | To start <application>LXDM</application> at boot execute the following
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| 231 | command as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 232 | </para>
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| 233 |
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| 234 | <indexterm zone="lxdm lxdm-init">
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| 235 | <primary sortas="f-lxdm">lxdm</primary>
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| 236 | </indexterm>
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| 237 |
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| 238 | <screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>make install-lxdm</userinput></screen>
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| 239 | <screen role="root" revision="systemd"><userinput>systemctl enable lxdm</userinput></screen>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | </sect3>
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| 242 |
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| 243 | <sect3>
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| 244 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 245 |
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| 246 | <para>
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| 247 | The LXDM daemon configuration file
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| 248 | (<filename>/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf</filename>) specifies options that
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| 249 | include numlock on/off, background image (bg), session, etc. You can
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| 250 | set a default session by uncommenting the line:
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| 251 | session=/usr/bin/startlxde and replacing <command>startlxde</command>
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| 252 | with your session of choice. For <application>GNOME</application>
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| 253 | session=/usr/bin/gnome-session. For <application>OPENBOX</application>
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| 254 | session=/usr/bin/openbox-session and for
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| 255 | <application>XFCE</application> session=/usr/bin/startxfce4.
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| 256 | </para>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <para>
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| 259 | It is also possible to set the preferred session on a per-user basis by
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| 260 | editing the ~/.dmrc file for each user and adding:
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| 261 | <screen><literal>[Desktop]
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| 262 | Session=xfce</literal></screen>
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| 263 | </para>
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| 264 |
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| 265 | <para>
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| 266 | You can replace the default dummy face in the greeting screen by another
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| 267 | image representing your user. For that, copy or symlink the desired
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| 268 | image to your home directory with the name <filename>.face</filename>.
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| 269 | </para>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | </sect3>
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| 272 |
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| 273 | <sect3 revision="sysv">
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| 274 | <title>Starting lxdm</title>
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| 275 |
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| 276 | <para>
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| 277 | You can manually start <command>lxdm</command>, e.g, if the bootscript
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| 278 | has been installed, by running, as <systemitem
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| 279 | class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 280 | </para>
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| 281 |
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| 282 | <screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/lxdm start</userinput></screen>
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| 283 |
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| 284 | <para>
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| 285 | By convention, X should be executed at runlevel 5, consequently, the
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| 286 | same is true for <application>lxdm</application>. However, the LFS default
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| 287 | runlevel is 3. Changing to runlevel 5, from the console (as
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| 288 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user) starts the
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| 289 | <command>lxdm</command> bootscript and presents the
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| 290 | greeter screen:
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| 291 | </para>
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| 292 |
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| 293 | <screen role="root"><userinput>init 5</userinput></screen>
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| 294 |
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| 295 | <para>
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| 296 | In order to permanently set the default to 5, starting the
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| 297 | <command>lxdm</command> greeter screen automatically, you can modify
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| 298 | <filename>/etc/inittab</filename>. As the <systemitem
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| 299 | class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 300 | </para>
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| 301 |
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| 302 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cp -v /etc/inittab{,-orig} &&
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| 303 | sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
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| 304 |
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| 305 | <note>
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| 306 | <para>
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| 307 | One important script, executed after login is
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| 308 | <filename>/etc/lxdm/Xsession</filename> which we have fixed to fit
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| 309 | BLFS specifications.
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| 310 | </para>
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| 311 | </note>
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| 312 |
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| 313 | </sect3>
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| 314 |
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| 315 | </sect2>
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| 316 | <!--Required section-->
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| 317 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 318 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 319 |
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| 320 | <segmentedlist>
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| 321 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 322 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 323 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 324 |
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| 325 | <seglistitem>
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| 326 | <seg>
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| 327 | lxdm, lxdm-binary and lxdm-config
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| 328 | </seg>
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| 329 | <seg>
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| 330 | None
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| 331 | </seg>
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| 332 | <seg>
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| 333 | /etc/lxdm and
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| 334 | /usr/share/lxdm
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| 335 | </seg>
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| 336 | </seglistitem>
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| 337 | </segmentedlist>
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| 338 |
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| 339 | <variablelist>
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| 340 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 341 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 342 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 343 |
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| 344 | <!-- If the program or library name conflicts (is the same) as the
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| 345 | package name, add -prog or -lib to the varlistentry entity id
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| 346 | and the 2nd entry of the indexterm zone entity -->
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| 347 |
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| 348 | <varlistentry id="lxdm-prog">
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| 349 | <term><command>lxdm</command></term>
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| 350 | <listitem>
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| 351 | <para>
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| 352 | is a script to execute <command>lxdm-binary</command>
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| 353 | </para>
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| 354 | <indexterm zone="lxdm lxdm-prog">
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| 355 | <primary sortas="b-lxdm">lxdm</primary>
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| 356 | </indexterm>
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| 357 | </listitem>
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| 358 | </varlistentry>
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| 359 |
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| 360 | <varlistentry id="lxdm-binary">
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| 361 | <term><command>lxdm-binary</command></term>
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| 362 | <listitem>
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| 363 | <para>
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| 364 | is the actual Display Manager; needs to be executed with option
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| 365 | <option>-d</option> to daemonize
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| 366 | </para>
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| 367 | <indexterm zone="lxdm lxdm-binary">
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| 368 | <primary sortas="b-lxdm-binary">lxdm-binary</primary>
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| 369 | </indexterm>
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| 370 | </listitem>
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| 371 | </varlistentry>
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| 372 |
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| 373 | <varlistentry id="lxdm-config-prog">
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| 374 | <term><command>lxdm-config</command></term>
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| 375 | <listitem>
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| 376 | <para>
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| 377 | is a graphical customizing program
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| 378 | </para>
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| 379 | <indexterm zone="lxdm lxdm-config">
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| 380 | <primary sortas="b-lxdm">lxdm</primary>
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| 381 | </indexterm>
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| 382 | </listitem>
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| 383 | </varlistentry>
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| 384 |
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| 385 | </variablelist>
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| 386 |
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| 387 | </sect2>
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| 388 |
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| 389 | </sect1>
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