On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:46:05 +0100 Simon Huggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 01:11:26PM -0400, Daniel Dickinson wrote: > > If you install the xfce task, you can't start xfce4 because gdm > > depends on gnome-session which pulls in gnome-settings-manager, > > which block mcs and therefore xfce4 can't start. > > I didn't get a chance to look at this yet from an xfce side and it > looks like noone else has either. > > Does gdm start gnome-session and gnome-settings-manager in the Xfce > session? That sounds like a bug in gdm to be honest but I haven't had > any time to actually test any of this. > gdm starts gnome-settings-manager (if installed) and this prevents xfce4-mcs-manager (the xfce4 settings manager) from starting, which prevents xfce4 from starting. If gnome-settings-manager is not installed gdm does the right thing. -- And that's my crabbing done for the day. Got it out of the way early, now I have the rest of the afternoon to sniff fragrant tea-roses or strangle cute bunnies or something. -- Michael Devore GnuPG Key Fingerprint 86 F5 81 A5 D4 2E 1F 1C http://gnupg.org The C Shore: http://www.wightman.ca/~cshore
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