Using X without a Display Manager: Difference between revisions
imported>Doronbehar Add method of startx as displayManager and mention D-Bus issues' fix |
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Then, it's just necessary to '''gather X configuration files''' into one directory and create a config file that also points X at the correct module paths, by running the following script (which should be re-run each time you run <code>nixos-rebuild switch</code>), but you will need to add or remove to the <code>pkgs</code> and <code>fontpkgs</code> arrays according to your preferences: | Then, it's just necessary to '''gather X configuration files''' into one directory and create a config file that also points X at the correct module paths, by running the following script (which should be re-run each time you run <code>nixos-rebuild switch</code>), but you will need to add or remove to the <code>pkgs</code> and <code>fontpkgs</code> arrays according to your preferences: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="sh"> | ||
generateXorgConf.sh | |||
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#!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
#generate unprivileged user xorg.conf for nixOS | #generate unprivileged user xorg.conf for nixOS | ||
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</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
<code>startx</code> is treated as a displayManager and | <code>startx</code> is treated as a displayManager and therefore it is used instead of the default (<code>lightdm</code>). | ||
== Setting up the user's D-Bus Daemon == | == Setting up the user's D-Bus Daemon == | ||
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fi | fi | ||
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[[Category: Desktop environment]] | |||