[Mageia-discuss] LXDM installation aside of GDM

[Dick Gevers]

On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:06:08 +0200, Daniel Kreuter wrote about Re:
[Mageia-discuss] LXDM installation aside of GDM:

>> You can do it in drakconf, in "Boot" -> "Set up display manager", it
>> should show you a list of installed DMs from which you can choose the
>> default.

Or 'drakedm'

>Ok this works fine. Didn't think about this because I'm not quite used to
>Mageia yet, and I wasn't a Mandriva User before.
>
>> > 2) How do i find the source-rpm for LXDM so i can file a bug report for
>> > this problem?
>>
>> $ rpm -qi lxdm
>> should show you a field "Source RPM", but I think an RPM may not show a
>> dialog or ask the user for input, all it can do is output some messages,
>> for
>> example saying that the user should go to drakconf to change the default
>> DM.
>>
>> But this is more an advanced user topic, as I think it is unlikely that a
>> "normal user" will want to install another DM.
>>
>>
>I would not say that. You have to expect everything from a "normal user".
>So if i install a new Login Manager, f.e. LXDM, and upgrade information
>would be nice where the user can get a hint where to change the default
>one.

I think your idea is good. But my gut reaction would be to post the bug
against the package owning /etc/X11/lookupdm, being initscripts and assign
it to bugsquad, asking for them to reassign better if not okay.

HTH
mfG
=Dick Gevers=