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GDM is the Gnome Display Manager, responsible for launching an X session, as well as displaying the login screen for the user.

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How do I prevent GDM from running at boot on Ubuntu?

I have a Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) sever that currenlty boots up and runs gnome. I would like to make it so that when it boots it only goes into text-mode (e.g. the x server never starts) I tried: sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove without any avail...how…
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What is the correct way to prevent non-root users from issuing shutdowns or reboots

Let's say that you have set up a multi-seat system for use in a school or library, allowing GDM to launch multiple X sessions to run simultaneously with different users/keyboards/monitors. By default in Debian/Ubuntu in Gnome, you don't have to be…
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Linux: wmctrl cannot open display when session initiated via ssh+screen

I'm using wmctrl on an Ubuntu machine to manage windows from a script, that I run inside a (gnu) screen. If I start the screen session from the local machine, wmctrl works fine, including if I completely close the terminal window and issue the…
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Computer suspends when not logged in

Since the latest update of Gnome / GDM my computer seems to be put into suspend mode when I am idle on the logon screen for about 20 minutes. This was not the case before the update. Current Version of gnome-session & gdm 3.28.0. I'm running Arch…
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How to set environment variables for a Gnome Wayland session

It seems that a Gnome Wayland session ignores the file ~/.profile. At least it is not working for me under a Gdm / Gnome / wayland session with Arch Linux. So the question is, what is the proper user file to use for environment variables for a…
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How to set default keyboard layout for GDM 3.16?

I have two keyboard layout (Colemak and Qwerty). When I have logged into my Gnome session my keyboard layout is set to Colemak automatically. But for some reason I can't change the default GDM keyboard. So I either have to enter my password in…
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Choose between multiple keyboard layouts for different users in GDM3

I am trying to set up a computer with multiple users each with different preferred keyboard layouts. The biggest sticking point right now is allowing each to log in comfortably. GDM used to offer a way to choose keyboard layout, but I can't discover…
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How can I configure gdm to allow X connections to other servers/workstations?

I have an issue on all new installs of CentOS 6.2 on my network. Connecting to remote machines using X11 gui software fails for reasons associated with the xauth. I'm not sure how to diagnose but have narrowed it down to the following: gdm can't…
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How to change the GDM default background wallpaper to my customized wallpaper or solid color?

I was trying to change the Ubuntu 11.04 GDM default background wallpaper to solid color such as black. However it's not working; here is what I've tried so far: From the terminal: xsetroot -bg black -solid black From…
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How can i auto-login with Fedora 15? So that it never ask it on reboot automatically logs in, as defined

In the earlier versions of Fedora there was a way to use gdmsetup for auto-login. Now in Fedora 15 I can't auto-login anymore. Anyone know how I can do this? I cannot figure out how to stop it from showing a login prompt. I have…
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Zsh login shell in Ubuntu

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Natty. I changed my shell to zsh. When I login, it does not appear to source my ~/.zprofile file. Does gnome not get executed in a login shell of your chosen shell? Is it always sh? I went digging in /etc/gdm and…
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How to boot into command-line mode and keep other services unchanged

I want to configure my Ubuntu installation to boot into a command-line prompt instead of the Gnome Desktop Environment. I ran the below command to effect this: sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove It worked as intended and dropped me onto a shell prompt…
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How to implement a volatile "user profile"

I want to set up a Linux machine such that when a particular user, named student, logs out, their /home directory is wiped clean and reset. Basically I want to perform these actions when the user logs out: userdel student rm -r /home/student useradd…
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How to automatically add a protected key to ssh-agent on startup?

I am using gdm to start awesome wm via .xinitrc. I like awesomes usability and gnomes integrity and so far most of the startup programs work fine but i am fighting with ssh-agent. When starting gnome my password protected id_rsa is automatically…
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Multiple concurrent desktop environments linux

Is there a way to have multiple concurrent desktop environments on Linux (on the same screen)? I have in mind the following use case: tty1 has EXWM, a tiling WM that's great for work but lacks many features tty2 has KDE Plasma, which I'd use when…
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