On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.gres...@greshko.com> wrote:
> On 03/04/17 11:25, Laverne Schrock wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using GDM on Fedora 25 and want to change the default graphical
>> session that is used. The "built in" default session is the "Gnome"
>> session, but I want the default session to be the "Gnome Xorg"
>> session.
>>
>> I have added DefaultSession=gnome-xorg.desktop and WaylandEnable=false
>> to the [daemon] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf as recommend here:
>> https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/96134/how-can-i-set-xorg-as-a-default-on-fedora-25/
>>
>> I have also deleted all the contents of /var/lib/AccountsService/users
>> so that no per-user defaults cause problems.
>>
>> Here is what happens. I boot up the computer, type in my username, hit
>> enter, and type in my password. Before I proceed, I check which
>> session is going to be used. "Gnome" is the one selected on the list.
>> I proceed anyway. After login, I see that Xorg is running, NOT
>> Xwayland.
>>
>> I log out, and the go to log back in. I check the list again, and
>> "Gnome" is still selected. This time when I log in, Xwayland is
>> running. Huh? If I manually select the "Gnome Xorg" entry, I get what
>> I expect and my preference will be saved, but I want to set the
>> default for all users.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong or does this seem like a bug? If it is a
>> bug, I don't know which package it actually belongs to.
>>
>
> I use KDE and sddm.....   But....
>
> Looking at /etc/gdm/custom.conf  I see the lines
>
> # Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
> #WaylandEnable=false
>
> I'd give un-commenting and restarting gdm a try.

Thanks for the suggestion, but as I mentioned, I have that flag
present. This flag actually controls whether GDM uses Wayland for
itself and has no impact on what the actual sessions it launches use.
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