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Marc
Asked: 2022-01-13 07:41:32 +0800 CST

Changing Desktops in /usr/share/xsessions has no effect

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I installed dwm but cannot get it to display on the Ubuntu 20.04 (Gnome) login screen. I added the desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions. I also deleted the i3 with debug option from this directory but it still appears. Reboot does not help.

The login page seems to ignore /usr/share/xsessions - is there something else I need to do?

/usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=DWM
Comment=DWM
Exec=dwm
Icon=dwm
Type=XSession
gnome

1 Answers

  1. This dwm package already ships the desktop file - see https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/amd64/dwm/filelist . So simple package (re)installation will be enough:

    sudo apt-get install --reinstall dwm

    Its absence in GDM may indicate some bug in GDM. You can install and use LightDM instead:

    sudo apt-get install lightdm

    then reboot and select Dwm session on login screen:

    Dwm on LightDM

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