Changeset 12fe806

Timestamp:

02/23/2023 01:21:48 AM (19 months ago)

Author:

Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@…>

Branches:

11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, gimp3, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/for-12.3, xry111/llvm18, xry111/spidermonkey128, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

7aeb312

Parents:

a875313

Message:

Remove unneeded .desktop files.

Several packages add unneeded .desktop files in /usr/share/xsessions/.
These then show up in display managers and can confuse users.
This change moves them out of the way.

Also document that lxdm does not support wayland based desktop sessions.

Files:

• gnome/platform/gnome-session.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x/dm/lxdm.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x/wm/icewm.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x/wm/openbox.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• x/wm/sawfish.xml (modified) (1 diff)

gnome/platform/gnome-session.xml

@@ -152 +152 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>mv -v /usr/share/doc/gnome-session{,-&gnome-session-version;}</userinput></screen>
+
+
+  <para>This package creates two Xorg based .desktop files in the
+  /usr/share/xsessions/ directory.  Only one is needed in a 
+  BLFS system, so prevent the extra file showing up as an option 
+  in a window manager.  As the &root; user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated &amp;&amp;
+mv -v /usr/share/xsessions/gnome.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated</userinput></screen>
 
     <para revision="sysv">

x/dm/lxdm.xml

@@ -35 +35 @@
 
     &lfs113_checked;
+
+    <note>
+      <para>
+        The <application>lxdm</application> display manager does not support 
+        wayland based window managers such as <application>plasma-wayland</application> 
+        or <application>gnome-wayland</application>.
+      </para>
+    </note>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>

x/wm/icewm.xml

@@ -136 +136 @@
 <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
 
+  <para>This package creates two .desktop files in the
+  /usr/share/xsessions/ directory.  Both are not needed in a 
+  BLFS system, so prevent the extra file showing up as an option 
+  in a window manager.  As the &root; user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated &amp;&amp;
+mv -v /usr/share/xsessions/icewm.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated</userinput></screen>
+
   </sect2>
 

x/wm/openbox.xml

@@ -129 +129 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
-  </sect2>
+
+  <para>This package creates three .desktop files in the
+  /usr/share/xsessions/ directory.  Two of these are not appropriate in a 
+  BLFS system, so prevent the extra files showing up as options 
+  in a window manager.  As the &root; user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated &amp;&amp;
+mv -v /usr/share/xsessions/openbox-{gnome,kde}.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated</userinput></screen>
+
+</sect2>
 
   <sect2 role="commands">

x/wm/sawfish.xml

@@ -128 +128 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
+
+  <para>This package creates six .desktop files in the
+  /usr/share/xsessions/ directory.  All but one are needed in a 
+  BLFS system, so prevent the extra files showing up as options
+  in a window manager.  As the &root; user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated &amp;&amp;
+mv -v /usr/share/xsessions/sawfish-*.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/deprecated</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>