From a2e54932a5a218c18e48328a1985a53dc753c4e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Marcus Clarke Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:20:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify how one starts GNOME given all of its required dependent services. Submitted by: vs --- en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml b/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml index cae8a998ec..fe5d7a5be4 100644 --- a/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml +++ b/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + @@ -113,18 +113,9 @@ Note: links for existing questions should NEVER be changed. # make install clean -

Make GNOME &gnomever; start when X starts.

- -

Once you have the GNOME &gnomever; desktop installed, - GNOME &gnomever; can be started by adding the following line - to ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc, as - appropriate:

- - 
-exec gnome-session
-
- - +

You still need to enable the + GNOME services to run e.g. the graphical login + automatically on system startup.

  • This will enable services such as GDM, HAL, D-BUS, and - Avahi. If you do not want to run all of these services, - you should forgo the gnome_enable property, and - manually enable the services you want.

    + Avahi on system startup. If you do not want to run all + of these services, you should forgo the + gnome_enable property, and manually enable the + services you want.

    + +

    If you do not want to reboot immediately after the + installation, you can invoke + /usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm start as root to + bring up the GNOME login screen (although this will not + start the other services).

    + +

    Make GNOME &gnomever; start when X starts without + using GDM.

    + +

    The GNOME &gnomever; desktop can also be started by + adding the following line to ~/.xsession or + ~/.xinitrc, as appropriate (see also + startx(1)):

    + + 
    +exec gnome-session
+