• sddm-0.11.0: Discuss changes for Xorg in /opt.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@16353 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0
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Fernando de Oliveira 2015-08-21 14:53:14 +00:00
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commit 6bb5b3b1dc
2 changed files with 34 additions and 16 deletions

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<!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
<!ENTITY day "20"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY day "21"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY month "08"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY year "2015">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
<!ENTITY copyholder "The BLFS Development Team">
<!ENTITY version "&year;-&month;-&day;">
<!ENTITY releasedate "August 20th &year;">
<!ENTITY releasedate "August 21th &year;">
<!ENTITY pubdate "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
<!ENTITY blfs-version "svn"> <!-- svn|[release #] -->
<!ENTITY lfs-version "development"> <!-- x.y|development] -->

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@ -193,6 +193,32 @@ install -v -dm755 -o sddm -g sddm /var/lib/sddm</userinput></screen>
<primary sortas="e-sddm.conf">/etc/sddm.conf</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
This file is not installed with the build instructions, and
default values are used by sddm. In order to generate the default
<filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>, issue, as the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>sddm --example-config > /etc/sddm.conf</userinput></screen>
<para>
You need to edit this file, if your system has any unconventional
characteristics. For example, if Xorg is installed in /opt, use your
preferred editor as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user to replace the <emphasis>ServerPath</emphasis> default value by
<emphasis>/opt/xorg/bin/X</emphasis>. Or, as the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> user, issue
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>sed -e 's|/usr/bin/X|/opt/xorg/bin/X|' \
-i.orig /etc/sddm.conf</userinput></screen>
<para>
This command will do the substitution and create a copy of the original
file with name <filename>/etc/sddm.conf.orig</filename>.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="sddm-bootscript">
@ -334,19 +360,11 @@ sed -i '/initdefault/ s/3/5/' /etc/inittab</userinput></screen>
maui.
The default theme is <quote>maui</quote>. You can install other themes
in that directory. In order to change the theme, you need to edit
<filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>, which is not installed by default.
Before proceeding, make a backup of this file, if there is one already
installed. In order to generate <filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>,
issue, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>sddm --example-config > /etc/sddm.conf</userinput></screen>
<para>
Now, using your preferred text editor, change the default
<quote>maui</quote> theme, replacing <quote>Current=maui</quote> by
<quote>Current=<replaceable>&lt;insert new theme name here&gt;</replaceable></quote>,
e.g. <quote>Current=maldives</quote>.
<filename>/etc/sddm.conf</filename>, using your preferred text editor,
to change the default <quote>maui</quote> theme, replacing
<quote>Current=maui</quote> by <quote>Current=<replaceable>&lt;insert
new theme name here&gt;</replaceable></quote>, e.g.
<quote>Current=maldives</quote>.
</para>
<para>