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• Several fixes for the files in the Chapter "Display Managers";

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patch sent by Bruce Dubbs. Thanks! Fix 3 for #6639.
• Added instruction to install the sddm bootscript. Fix 2 for #6639.


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introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
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</listitem>
-->
<listitem>
<para>August 1st, 2015</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>[fernando] - Several fixes for the files in the Chapter
"Display Managers"; patch sent by Bruce Dubbs. Thanks!
Fix 3 for
<ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6639">#6639</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[fernando] - Added instruction to install the sddm bootscript.
Fix 2 for
<ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6639">#6639</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[fernando] - cups-filters-1.0.71 does not build with
poppler-3.4. Fixes
<ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6777">#6777</ulink>.</para>

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<para>
Display Managers are graphical programs used for starting the graphical
display (currently, the X server) and loging in a Windows Manager or
Desktop Environment.
display (currently, the X server) and providing a login capability for
a Window Manager or Desktop Environment.
</para>
<para>
There are many Display Managers available. Some of the more well
known include
known include:
<application>GDM</application>,
<application>KDM</application>,
<application>KDM</application> (deprecated),
<application>LightDM</application>,
<application>LXDM</application>,
<application>Slim</application>, and
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
</para>
<para>
Between the Desktop Environments available for Linux you find
Among the Desktop Environments available for Linux you find:
<application>Enlightenment</application>,
<application>GNOME</application>,
<application>KDE</application>,
@ -48,15 +48,15 @@
</para>
<para>
Choosing a Display Manager or Display Environment is highly subjective.
Choosing a Display Manager or Desktop Environment is highly subjective.
The choice depends on the look and feel of the packages, the resources
(RAM, disk space) required, and the utilities included.
(memory and disk space) required, and the utilities included.
</para>
<para>
In this chapter, the installation instructions of some Display Managers
are presented. Later in the book, you will find other ones, which are
provided as part of some Desktop Envireonments.
provided as part of some Desktop Environments.
</para>
</sect1>

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the <application>LXDE</application> desktop. It can also be used as an
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>
&lfs77_checked;
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
<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>
@ -227,9 +227,10 @@ make</userinput></screen>
<title>Configuration Information</title>
<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>
session=/usr/bin/gnome-session. For <application>OPENBOX</application>
@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ make</userinput></screen>
</para>
<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>
</sect3>
@ -264,32 +265,33 @@ make</userinput></screen>
<screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/lxdm start</userinput></screen>
<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>
<screen role="root"><userinput>init 5</userinput></screen>
<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>
<screen role="root"><userinput>cp -v /etc/inittab{,-orig} &amp;&amp;
sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>
One important script, executed after login, is
<filename>/etc/lxdm/Xsession</filename>, which we have fixed to fit
One important script, executed after login is
<filename>/etc/lxdm/Xsession</filename> which we have fixed to fit
BLFS specifications.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>

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<para>
The <application>SDDM</application> package contains a lightweight
display manager written in <application>Qt</application> and QML.
display manager based upon <application>Qt</application> and QML.
</para>
&lfs77_checked; &gcc5_checked;
@ -106,15 +106,14 @@
<title>Installation of SDDM</title>
<para>
It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
First, create a dedicated user and group to take
control of the <command>sddm</command> daemon after it is
started. Issue the following commands as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 64 sddm &amp;&amp;
useradd -c "SDDM Daemon Owner" -d /var/lib/sddm -u 64 \
-g sddm -s /bin/false sddm</userinput></screen>
useradd -c "SDDM Daemon" -d /var/lib/sddm -u 64 -g sddm -s /bin/false sddm</userinput></screen>
<para>
Install <application>SDDM</application> by running the following
@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ install -v -dm755 -o sddm -g sddm /var/lib/sddm</userinput></screen>
<para>
<parameter>-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release</parameter>: This switch is used to
apply higher level of the compiler optimizations.
apply additional compiler optimizations.
</para>
<para>
@ -162,6 +161,22 @@ install -v -dm755 -o sddm -g sddm /var/lib/sddm</userinput></screen>
<sect2 role="configuration">
<title>Configuring SDDM</title>
<sect3 id="sddm-bootscript">
<title>Boot Script</title>
<para>
Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sddm</filename> init script from
the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
</para>
<indexterm zone="sddm sddm-bootscript">
<primary sortas="f-sddm">sddm</primary>
</indexterm>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-sddm</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Linux PAM Configuration</title>
@ -190,6 +205,7 @@ session include system-session
# End /etc/pam.d/sddm</literal>
EOF
cat &gt; /etc/pam.d/sddm-autologin &lt;&lt; "EOF" &amp;&amp;
<literal># Begin /etc/pam.d/sddm-autologin
@ -208,6 +224,7 @@ session include system-session
# End /etc/pam.d/sddm-autologin</literal>
EOF
cat &gt; /etc/pam.d/sddm-greeter &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># Begin /etc/pam.d/sddm-greeter
@ -228,30 +245,27 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
<title>Starting sddm</title>
<para>
You can manually start <command>sddm</command>, e.g, if the bootscript
has been installed, by running, as <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> user:
If the sddm bootscript has been installed, start it by running, as
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sddm start</userinput></screen>
<para>
By definition, X should be executed at runlevel 5, consequently, the
same is true for <application>sddm</application>. However, BLFS default
runlevel is 3. Changing to runlevel 5, from the terminal, as
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, makes the
<command>sddm</command> bootscript to be executed, obtaining the
greeter screen:
By convertion, X should be executed at runlevel 5, consequently, the
same is true for <application>sddm</application>. However, LFS default
runlevel is 3. Changing to runlevel 5, from a console terminal, as
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, starts the
<command>sddm</command> bootscript, bringing up the greeter screen:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>init 5</userinput></screen>
<para>
In order to permanently set the default to 5, obtaining the
<command>sddm</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):
In order to permanently set the default to 5, starting the
<command>sddm</command> greeter screen automatically, modify
<filename>/etc/inittab</filename>. As the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>cp -v /etc/inittab{,-orig} &amp;&amp;
@ -278,7 +292,7 @@ sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
</seg>
<seg>
$QT5DIR/qml/SddmComponents,
/usr/share/sddm and
/usr/share/sddm, and
/var/lib/sddm
</seg>
</seglistitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
is a display and login manager based on
<application>Qt</application> technologies.
<application>Qt</application> libraries.
</para>
<indexterm zone="sddm sddm-prog">
<primary sortas="b-sddm">sddm</primary>
@ -307,8 +321,9 @@ sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
<listitem>
<para>
is an auxiliary process that displays the greeter,
a graphical user interface to perform the
authentication and select the session to run.
a graphical user interface that performs user
authentication and initiates the selected window manager
or display environment.
</para>
<indexterm zone="sddm sddm-greeter">
<primary sortas="b-sddm-greeter">sddm-greeter</primary>