Posts: 192
coyotito
Joined: 27 Sep 2007
#1
What's the best way to start mate from slim?
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
Edit hidden text file ~/.xinitrc in /home to include a mate entry and use f1 in slim login window to toggle into mate.

I am not in my shop right now yet to show you my Mate destop line entry in ~/.xinitrc in my 32 bit base AntiX 11 Desktop.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
My /.xinitrc

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#xset m 10 2
xmodmap -e 'pointer = 1 2 3 4 5'

# The following line gets changed by antiX-init.sh with the desktop= cheatcode
XINITRC_DEFAULT="startfluxbox"

case $1 in
lxde) 
        exec startlxde
        ;;

xfce)
        exec startxfce4
        ;;

dwm)
        exec dwm
        ;;

wmii)
        exec wmii
        ;;

fvwm-crystal)
        exec fvwm-crystal 
        ;;

kde)
        exec startkde
        ;;

mate)
        exec mate-session
        ;;

openbox)
        exec openbox-session
        ;;

fluxbox)
        
        sed -i -e 's/fehbgrox-fb/fehbgfb/g' ~/.fluxbox/startup
        sed -i -e"s/rox --pinboard=antiX-fb &/#rox --pinboard=antiX-fb &/" ~/.fluxbox/startup
        sh ~/.fehbgfb &
    exec startfluxbox
    ;;

Rox-fluxbox)
        sed -i -e 's/fehbgfb/fehbgrox-fb/g' ~/.fluxbox/startup
        sh ~/.fehbgrox &
        rox --pinboard=antiX-fb
        exec startfluxbox
        ;; 
*)
    exec $XINITRC_DEFAULT
    ;;
esac
Posts: 192
coyotito
Joined: 27 Sep 2007
#4
thanx again roky __{{emoticon}}__

I just installed lightdm. Looks rather messed up with the antix theme but works.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#5
Final will have desktop managers/wms working with slim, even ones installed by user.
In fact, IIRC, the beta does have this feature in the control centre under Session -> Edit Login Options.
Posts: 765
rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#6
Yes, if I used metapackage-installer, I could choose mate in edit login options.
Probably if I installed it any other way too, if I got all the files it needs installed.