Changeset d09eb9b for x/dm/sddm.xml

Timestamp:

09/25/2015 01:48:24 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:

1c7e5c8a

Parents:

c81d34a

Message:

• Fix starting X with startx or sddm ... Part 2. ▪ sddm-0.12.0 ▪ xinit-1.3.4 ▪ ConsoleKit2-1.0.0 ▪ lxde-common-0.99.0 ▪ LXQt Desktop Final Instructions ▪ xfce4-session-4.12.1 ▪ Starting KDE4

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@16464 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• x/dm/sddm.xml (modified) (7 diffs)

x/dm/sddm.xml

@@ -212 +212 @@
 <screen><userinput>sddm --example-config > sddm.example.conf</userinput></screen>
 
-      <para>
-        We repeat, this command generates an example config file.  If there is
-        an already previously installed <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>, it
-        will generate a replica. If there is no yet the
-        <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename> file, as the
+      <note>
+        <para>
+          This command generates an <emphasis>example</emphasis> config file,
+          which depends on several conditions of the system where it is
+          generated. A few options are <emphasis>defaults</emphasis> from
+          upstream.  If there is a previously installed
+          <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>, it will generate a replica. When
+          it is generated during an X session, some session configurations are
+          replicated, e.g. if the cursor from the Adwaita theme is already
+          configured, you will obtain <emphasis>CursorTheme=Adwaita</emphasis>
+          in the example file generated.
+        </para>
+      </note>
+
+      <para>
+        If there is no <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename> file yet, as the
         <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, copy the example
         file to <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>:
@@ -228 +239 @@
         <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
         user to replace the <emphasis>XauthPath</emphasis> default path by
-        <emphasis>/usr/bin/xauth</emphasis>. Or, as the <systemitem
+        <emphasis>/opt/xorg/bin/xauth</emphasis>. Or, as the <systemitem
         class="username">root</systemitem> user, issue
       </para>
@@ -241 +252 @@
 
       <para>
-        From now on, we will describe how to modify configurations using sed,
-        but of course you may rather use your preferred editor as the
-        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, instead. You generally
-        want the server option that comes in sddm.example.conf, for security
-        reasons.  Unless you want a remote machine to use the local X server,
-        in which case, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
-        user, issue:
+        From now on, we will describe how to modify configurations using sed.
+        Of course, you may instead use your preferred editor as the <systemitem
+        class="username">root</systemitem> user. For security reasons, you
+        normally want the default server option in sddm.example.conf, unless a
+        remote machine needs access to the local X server. In that case, as the
+        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, issue:
       </para>
 
@@ -263 +273 @@
 
       <para>
-        That was for Desktop users. For Notebook users,
-        replace \"on\" by \"off\", in the command above.
+        for Desktop users. For Notebook users, replace \"on\" by \"off\",
+        in the command above.
       </para>
 
@@ -353 +363 @@
 
       <para>
-        If the sddm bootscript has been installed, start it by running, as
+        If the sddm bootscript has been installed, start sddm by running, as the
         <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
       </para>
@@ -457 +467 @@
       <para>
         E.g. <command>echo 'setxkbmap "fr,gb,br,us"' &gt;&gt;
-        /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup</command>. You can be accurate defining
-        the keyboard(s), for example: <command>echo 'setxkbmap -model pc105
-        -layout br,us -variant abnt2,dvorak -keycodes evdev' &gt;&gt;
-        /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup</command>. See man setxkbmap.
+        /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup</command>. A very accurate definition
+        of the keyboard(s) is possible, for example: <command>echo 'setxkbmap
+        -model pc105 -layout br,us -variant abnt2,dvorak -keycodes evdev'
+        &gt;&gt; /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup</command>. See man setxkbmap.
       </para>
 
@@ -473 +483 @@
 
       <para>
-        It has been reported that this package does not work with Xorg installed
-        with a prefix other than <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>.
+        It has been reported that problems may happen with this package, if
+        Xorg is installed with a prefix other than <filename
+        class="directory">/usr</filename>. So far, BLFS development team has
+        not hit any problem, in this case.
       </para>