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[Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have no answers ATM, just dumb questions.

I was just a bit surprised to hear any talk about 'lxdm'.

Lance

--- On Sat, 7/28/12, Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] LXDE configuration files
To: "Lance" <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Lubuntu QA" <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:14 AM

On 7/28/12 6:21 PM, Lance wrote:
> Don't we now use 'lightdm' across the board?
> 
> Or do some spins still use 'lxdm'?
> 
> Just curious ;^)
> 
> Lance

I missed the change over. Lightdm adds a third file to the mix:

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Would it break anything to remove lxdm and the lxdm-related files?

Regards,
/Lars

> --- On Sat, 7/28/12, Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Lubuntu-qa] LXDE configuration files
> To: "Lubuntu QA" <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 9:25 AM
> 
> I notice that there appear to be two configuration files for LXDE:
> 
>     /etc/xdg/lubuntu/lxdm/lxdm.conf
>     /etc/lxdm/default.conf
> 
> Of the two, the latter seems to be ignored.  Is there a reason for
> having it this way?
> 
> I notice because there is no option to set autologin in the Alternate
> install disc, but there is for the Desktop/Live image.  To set it
> manually, one must edit lxdm.conf.
> 
> If default.conf is not being used, perhaps it and the directory that
> contains it might be better removed.
> 
> Regards,
> /Lars
>