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#1 2012-01-05 15:48:15

xomikronx
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Registered: 2012-01-05
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[SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

I've installed cinnamon from AUR.  Everything built and installed perfectly.
I am currently using Gnome 3 and GDM as the Display Manager.

I don't see cinnamon as an option when I GDM loads.
I'm not sure how to get cinnamon working.

Can someone help me add cinnamon to GDM login selection?

Please help,
xomikronx

Last edited by xomikronx (2012-01-06 14:55:10)

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#2 2012-01-05 23:39:24

David Batson
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Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

Might find some useful information in the following Fedora guide.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=274611

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#3 2012-01-06 11:09:53

stefanwilkens
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From: Enschede, the Netherlands
Registered: 2008-12-10
Posts: 624

Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

hi, you're probably missing a cinnamon xsession file, which aur package did you install?

if you installed this package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55330

then that is likely the problem.

create a new file and call it: cinnamon.xsession
put this in that file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Cinnamon
Comment=This session logs you into Cinnamon, the Linux Mint fork of GNOME Shell
Exec=gnome-session --session=cinnamon
TryExec=cinnamon
Icon=
Type=Application

now install the file like this:

sudo install -m644 cinnamon.xsession /usr/share/xsessions/cinnamon.desktop

Now log off and click "not in the list" in GDM. you should be able to select a session now, cinnamon will be in it.

let me know how it went smile

and welcome to arch

Last edited by stefanwilkens (2012-01-06 11:46:56)


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#4 2012-01-06 14:05:01

xomikronx
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Registered: 2012-01-05
Posts: 9

Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

I've have followed the following steps.  Still do not see anything.  When I click not listed, it just me username login then password.

My version is cinnamon 1.1.3-1.

Solved.

I copied the .desktop entry, but for some reason it didn't paste the
"[Desktop Entry]" portion.

Works great.  Now to explore all the bugs with cinnamon. 

THanks a bunch.  LOVE this community!

Last edited by xomikronx (2012-01-06 14:54:53)

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#5 2012-01-06 15:02:42

stefanwilkens
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From: Enschede, the Netherlands
Registered: 2008-12-10
Posts: 624

Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

no problem, have fun smile


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#6 2016-10-15 17:35:50

Inglebard
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Registered: 2016-05-10
Posts: 33

Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

Should be next to "sign in" button.
Here is an image.

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#7 2016-10-15 17:37:16

Scimmia
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Registered: 2012-09-01
Posts: 11,461

Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon

Inglebard wrote:

Should be next to "sign in" button.
Here is an image.

You think they're still looking for an answer nearly 5 years later?

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#8 2016-10-15 17:48:39

jasonwryan
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Re: [SOLVED] GDM + Gnome3 + Cinnamon


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