Changeset 1def00f for x/dm/lxdm.xml

Timestamp:

08/01/2015 11:47:07 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Fernando de Oliveira <fernando@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 7.10, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

fc580439

Parents:

7b88d5a

Message:

• Several fixes for the files in the Chapter "Display Managers"; patch sent by Bruce Dubbs. Thanks! Fix 3 for #6639.
• Added instruction to install the sddm bootscript. Fix 2 for #6639.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@16313 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• x/dm/lxdm.xml (modified) (7 diffs)

x/dm/lxdm.xml

@@ -39 +39 @@
       alternative to other Display Managers such as
       <application>GNOME's</application> <application>GDM</application> or
-      <application>KDE's</application> <application>KDM</application>.
+      <application>LightDM</application>.
     </para>
 
@@ -83 +83 @@
     <para role="required">
       <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
-      <xref linkend="iso-codes"/> and
+      <xref linkend="iso-codes"/>, and
       <xref linkend="librsvg"/> (runtime, for default theme background)
     </para>
@@ -228 +228 @@
 
       <para>
-        The LXDM daemon configuration <filename>/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf</filename>
-        file options includes numlock on/off, backgraound image (bg), session,
-        etc.  You can set a default session by uncommenting the line:
+        The LXDM daemon configuration file
+        (<filename>/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf</filename>) specifies options that
+        include numlock on/off, backgraound image (bg), session, etc.  You can
+        set a default session by uncommenting the line:
         session=/usr/bin/startlxde and replacing <command>startlxde</command>
         with your session of choice. For <application>GNOME</application>
@@ -246 +247 @@
 
       <para>
-        You can replace the default dummy face in the greeting screen by other
+        You can replace the default dummy face in the greeting screen by another
         image representing your user. For that, copy or symlink the desired
-        image to your home directory, with the name <filename>.face</filename>.
+        image to your home directory with the name <filename>.face</filename>.
       </para>
 
@@ -265 +266 @@
 
       <para>
-        By definition, X should be executed at runlevel 5, consequently, the
-        same is true for <application>lxdm</application>. However, BLFS default
-        runlevel is 3. Changing to runlevel 5, from the terminal, as
-        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, makes the
-        <command>lxdm</command> bootscript to be executed, obtaining the
+        By convention, X should be executed at runlevel 5, consequently, the
+        same is true for <application>lxdm</application>. However, the LFS default
+        runlevel is 3. Changing to runlevel 5, from the console (as
+        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user) starts the
+        <command>lxdm</command> bootscript and presents the
         greeter screen:
       </para>
@@ -276 +277 @@
 
       <para>
-          In order to permanently set the default to 5, obtaining the
+          In order to permanently set the default to 5, starting the
           <command>lxdm</command> greeter screen automatically, you can modify
-          <filename>/etc/inittab</filename>, as <systemitem
-          class="username">root</systemitem> user (the instructions below also
-          make a backup, so you can easily revert the modification):
+          <filename>/etc/inittab</filename>. As the  <systemitem
+          class="username">root</systemitem> user:
       </para>
 
@@ -286 +286 @@
 sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
 
-      <para>
-          One important script, executed after login, is
-          <filename>/etc/lxdm/Xsession</filename>, which we have fixed to fit
+      <note>
+      <para>
+          One important script, executed after login is
+          <filename>/etc/lxdm/Xsession</filename> which we have fixed to fit
           BLFS specifications.
       </para>
+      </note>
 
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