Talk:Using X without a Display Manager - Revision history

Samueldr at 00:58, 5 April 2024

2024-04-05T00:58:06Z

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	@zarelit - i would wait to completely remove the part until the PR hit master. you can however add something like:		@zarelit - i would wait to completely remove the part until the PR hit master. you can however add something like:
	{{outdated\|With {{pr\|47773}} got merged the setup is much more simple}} and add a section for the description for the new behavior --[[User:Makefu\|Makefu]] ([[User talk:Makefu\|talk]]) 10:19, 28 January 2019 (UTC)		{{outdated\|With {{pull\|47773}} got merged the setup is much more simple}} and add a section for the description for the new behavior --[[User:Makefu\|Makefu]] ([[User talk:Makefu\|talk]]) 10:19, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

	== Added displayManager.startx instructions ==		== Added displayManager.startx instructions ==

	I've update this page with instructions for using <code>displayManager.startx</code>. Perhaps the WIP badge should be removed now? I think the previous way of doing it doesn't require root permissions so it is not completely unuseful for the WiKi IMO.		I've update this page with instructions for using <code>displayManager.startx</code>. Perhaps the WIP badge should be removed now? I think the previous way of doing it doesn't require root permissions so it is not completely unuseful for the WiKi IMO.

imported>Doronbehar: /* Added displayManager.startx instructions */ new section

2019-07-18T06:40:41Z

Added displayManager.startx instructions: new section

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	@zarelit - i would wait to completely remove the part until the PR hit master. you can however add something like:		@zarelit - i would wait to completely remove the part until the PR hit master. you can however add something like:
	{{outdated\|With {{pr\|47773}} got merged the setup is much more simple}} and add a section for the description for the new behavior --[[User:Makefu\|Makefu]] ([[User talk:Makefu\|talk]]) 10:19, 28 January 2019 (UTC)		{{outdated\|With {{pr\|47773}} got merged the setup is much more simple}} and add a section for the description for the new behavior --[[User:Makefu\|Makefu]] ([[User talk:Makefu\|talk]]) 10:19, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

			== Added displayManager.startx instructions ==

			I've update this page with instructions for using <code>displayManager.startx</code>. Perhaps the WIP badge should be removed now? I think the previous way of doing it doesn't require root permissions so it is not completely unuseful for the WiKi IMO.

imported>Makefu at 10:19, 28 January 2019

2019-01-28T10:19:14Z

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	--[[User:Zarelit\|Zarel]] ([[User talk:Zarelit\|talk]]) 08:54, 28 January 2019 (UTC)		--[[User:Zarelit\|Zarel]] ([[User talk:Zarelit\|talk]]) 08:54, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

			@zarelit - i would wait to completely remove the part until the PR hit master. you can however add something like:
			{{outdated\|With {{pr\|47773}} got merged the setup is much more simple}} and add a section for the description for the new behavior --[[User:Makefu\|Makefu]] ([[User talk:Makefu\|talk]]) 10:19, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

imported>Zarelit at 08:54, 28 January 2019

2019-01-28T08:54:54Z

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	:You're right, this page is a WIP by a user, I'll add a note describing how it isn't using best-practices with NixOS.		:You're right, this page is a WIP by a user, I'll add a note describing how it isn't using best-practices with NixOS.
	:--[[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]] ([[User talk:Samueldr\|talk]]) 15:26, 7 June 2018 (UTC)		:--[[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]] ([[User talk:Samueldr\|talk]]) 15:26, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

			Now that https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/47773 (displayManager.startx option) is implemented I would replace this whole page with the instructions of the issue, what do you think?

			--[[User:Zarelit\|Zarel]] ([[User talk:Zarelit\|talk]]) 08:54, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

imported>Samueldr at 15:26, 7 June 2018

2018-06-07T15:26:39Z

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	The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:		The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:

	#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already		#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already
	xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)		xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)
	backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"		backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"
	if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then		if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then
	sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper		sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper
	fi		fi

			-- [[User:Redfish64]]

			:You're right, this page is a WIP by a user, I'll add a note describing how it isn't using best-practices with NixOS.
			:--[[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]] ([[User talk:Samueldr\|talk]]) 15:26, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

imported>Redfish64 at 15:12, 7 June 2018

2018-06-07T15:12:33Z

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	The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. ''It's modifying the nix-store directly'':		The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:

	#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already		#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already

imported>Redfish64 at 15:11, 7 June 2018

2018-06-07T15:11:27Z

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	The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:		The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. ''It's modifying the nix-store directly'':

	~~<nowiki>~~
	#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already		#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already
	xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)		xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)
	backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"		backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"
	if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then		if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then
	sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper		sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper
	fi		fi
	~~</nowiki>~~

imported>Redfish64 at 15:10, 7 June 2018

2018-06-07T15:10:20Z

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	The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:		The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:

	#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already		<nowiki>
	xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)		#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already
	backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"		xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)
	if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then		backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"
			if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then
	sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper		sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper
	fi		fi
			</nowiki>

imported>Redfish64: Created page with "The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly: #make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already..."

2018-06-07T15:08:36Z

Created page with "The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly: #make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already..."

New page

The following excerpt from this script doesn't seem like the best practice. It's modifying the nix-store directly:

#make the intel backlight helper setuid if it isn't already
xf86videointel_path=$(get_pkg_path xorg.xf86videointel)
backlight_helper_path="${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper"
if [ -e "$backlight_helper_path" -a ! -u "$backlight_helper_path" ]; then
sudo chmod +s ${xf86_video_intel_path}/libexec/xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper
fi