Setting default GDM session
I'm running Arch with Gnome3 and GDM 3.30.2. I'm in the process of switching to Sway, and am running into some configuration headaches:
- Sway sometimes fails to appear in the GDM session list.
- How to set Sway as the default session?
Question 1: Why is Sway sometimes omitted from the login session list?
As I understand it, GDM is native Wayland, and Wayland sessions are described in
ls /usr/share/wayland-sessions
> gnome.desktop
> sway.desktop
To the best of my knowledge, these files are configured correctly. For example, sway.desktop reads:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sway
Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
Exec=/usr/bin/sway
Type=Application
So why doesn't Sway always appear in the GDM session list? I can't see any clear pattern as to when it does/doesn't appear, it just occasionally (1/3-4 times) doesn't appear. Is there anywhere else GDM looks when populating this list? I'm aware that there's also /etc/usr/xsessions, but it seems odd to put Sway here when it's a wayland session. Any tips for diagonising this very welcome!
Question 2: Setting Sway as the default session.
At the moment Gnome is the default session. A lot of googling has not turned up a clear answer for how I might set this. I found info on /.dmrc (no longer used in Gnome3), and instructions to modify settings in /etc/usr/xsessions... although this seems really backwards, as I'm entirely running Wayland.
How do I do this?
gdm3 sway
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
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asked Dec 9 at 23:30
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I'm running Arch with Gnome3 and GDM 3.30.2. I'm in the process of switching to Sway, and am running into some configuration headaches:
- Sway sometimes fails to appear in the GDM session list.
- How to set Sway as the default session?
Question 1: Why is Sway sometimes omitted from the login session list?
As I understand it, GDM is native Wayland, and Wayland sessions are described in
ls /usr/share/wayland-sessions
> gnome.desktop
> sway.desktop
To the best of my knowledge, these files are configured correctly. For example, sway.desktop reads:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sway
Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
Exec=/usr/bin/sway
Type=Application
So why doesn't Sway always appear in the GDM session list? I can't see any clear pattern as to when it does/doesn't appear, it just occasionally (1/3-4 times) doesn't appear. Is there anywhere else GDM looks when populating this list? I'm aware that there's also /etc/usr/xsessions, but it seems odd to put Sway here when it's a wayland session. Any tips for diagonising this very welcome!
Question 2: Setting Sway as the default session.
At the moment Gnome is the default session. A lot of googling has not turned up a clear answer for how I might set this. I found info on /.dmrc (no longer used in Gnome3), and instructions to modify settings in /etc/usr/xsessions... although this seems really backwards, as I'm entirely running Wayland.
How do I do this?
gdm3 sway
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
add a comment |
I'm running Arch with Gnome3 and GDM 3.30.2. I'm in the process of switching to Sway, and am running into some configuration headaches:
- Sway sometimes fails to appear in the GDM session list.
- How to set Sway as the default session?
Question 1: Why is Sway sometimes omitted from the login session list?
As I understand it, GDM is native Wayland, and Wayland sessions are described in
ls /usr/share/wayland-sessions
> gnome.desktop
> sway.desktop
To the best of my knowledge, these files are configured correctly. For example, sway.desktop reads:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sway
Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
Exec=/usr/bin/sway
Type=Application
So why doesn't Sway always appear in the GDM session list? I can't see any clear pattern as to when it does/doesn't appear, it just occasionally (1/3-4 times) doesn't appear. Is there anywhere else GDM looks when populating this list? I'm aware that there's also /etc/usr/xsessions, but it seems odd to put Sway here when it's a wayland session. Any tips for diagonising this very welcome!
Question 2: Setting Sway as the default session.
At the moment Gnome is the default session. A lot of googling has not turned up a clear answer for how I might set this. I found info on /.dmrc (no longer used in Gnome3), and instructions to modify settings in /etc/usr/xsessions... although this seems really backwards, as I'm entirely running Wayland.
How do I do this?
gdm3 sway
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
I'm running Arch with Gnome3 and GDM 3.30.2. I'm in the process of switching to Sway, and am running into some configuration headaches:
- Sway sometimes fails to appear in the GDM session list.
- How to set Sway as the default session?
Question 1: Why is Sway sometimes omitted from the login session list?
As I understand it, GDM is native Wayland, and Wayland sessions are described in
ls /usr/share/wayland-sessions
> gnome.desktop
> sway.desktop
To the best of my knowledge, these files are configured correctly. For example, sway.desktop reads:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sway
Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
Exec=/usr/bin/sway
Type=Application
So why doesn't Sway always appear in the GDM session list? I can't see any clear pattern as to when it does/doesn't appear, it just occasionally (1/3-4 times) doesn't appear. Is there anywhere else GDM looks when populating this list? I'm aware that there's also /etc/usr/xsessions, but it seems odd to put Sway here when it's a wayland session. Any tips for diagonising this very welcome!
Question 2: Setting Sway as the default session.
At the moment Gnome is the default session. A lot of googling has not turned up a clear answer for how I might set this. I found info on /.dmrc (no longer used in Gnome3), and instructions to modify settings in /etc/usr/xsessions... although this seems really backwards, as I'm entirely running Wayland.
How do I do this?
gdm3 sway
gdm3 sway
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
edited Dec 9 at 23:33
jasonwryan
49k14134184
49k14134184
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
asked Dec 9 at 23:30
oscarbranson
1012
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