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#1 2008-03-13 04:45:05
- Shemeta
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Gnome & XFCE sessions
i am trying to set up XFCE4 to start with a different session than Gnome, but i don't know how to do it. I use Compiz and AWN with Gnome and when i start XFCE Compiz and AWN are loaded too. I would like to use XFCE when i run my laptop on battery, so Compiz and AWN are not needed. when i deleted them from the XFCE session, they won't start in Gnome automatically. any help is appreciated. i hope i was clear in my post.
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#2 2008-03-13 05:07:26
- Allan
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Re: Gnome & XFCE sessions
In XFCE, does going Menu>Settings>Session and Startup Settings>Advanced the unchecking "Launch GNOME services on startup" help?
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#3 2008-03-13 18:10:33
- Shemeta
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Re: Gnome & XFCE sessions
nope that doesn't help. compiz & awn still loading. this is frustrating. why would they launch? gnome & xfce share same sessions or settings?
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#4 2008-03-13 18:48:39
- jo3
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Re: Gnome & XFCE sessions
Do you have anything in ~/.confg/autostart/ ?
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#5 2008-03-13 19:58:14
- nightmorph
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Re: Gnome & XFCE sessions
It's because AWN needs to run tons of Gnome services and applications.
The latest AWN release (>=.2.6) can be built without needing to use so many Gnome dependencies. It can link to backends for Gnome, Xfce, or even an internal DE-agnostic backend.
The reason why you're still getting lots of Gnome services running is because the AWN version found in the AUR is completely retarded; it was built for the Gnome backend, thus forcing a lot of unwanted runtime dependencies. Speak with the AUR maintainer if you'd like it changed to something else, or else roll your own package.
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