set LMDE default session to mate

[pratsriv]

Hi,

I like Mate I would like it to be my default environment. I gave the command:

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sudo /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s mate-session

It returned no output (probably succeeded). But when I login with default xsession option, gnome3 shows-up again.

contents of /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

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[SeatDefaults]
xserver-allow-tcp=false
greeter-hide-users=true
user-session=mate-session
session-wrapper=/etc/X11/Xsession
autologin-user=myusername
autologin-user-timeout=0

contents of ~/.xsession-errors : http://pastebin.com/0w2rKkKG

what am I missing?

[xenopeek]

Moved here by moderator. Reason: LMDE.

[pratsriv]

further info:

uname:
Linux prateek-mint 2.6.39-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 5 02:51:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[äxl]

Why are you using LightDM? Aren't GDM or MDM good enough?
I'm using GDM3 and I don't have to set my default session. It's just using the selection from last time.

[pratsriv]

Thank you for the response, had been desperately waiting for it.
Well, mine is slightly old computer and I thought LightDM would not slow it down.
Also, the reference I used to install Mate used LightDM, I just followed it.
If GDM/MDM is not resource hungry, I can go for it right away.
Only trouble being: I do not know how to switch to GDM/MDM.
Appreciate any help I can get. Thank you!

[pratsriv]

found the solution to install MDM on another post in the forum.
Thank you. MDM is awesome!
I did get some errors as below, but the system is still functional:

Setting up mdm (1.0.0) ...
dpkg: error processing mdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
mdm

[rjha94]

Please check /usr/share/xsessions folder, on my box (LMDE)

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rjha@mint /etc/lightdm $ ls -l /usr/share/xsessions/
total 28
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  152 Mar 20 18:21 cinnamon.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   86 Feb 19 21:30 lightdm-xsession.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6376 Mar  1 02:46 mate.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9715 Apr 20 00:39 ssh.desktop

So the session name should be "mate" and not "mate-session"

Also, you should be aware that auto-login sessions will override the user-sessions. I can see that you have set auto-login to true.

[BrunoMiranda]

Hi,

I like Mate I would like it to be my default environment. I gave the command:

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sudo /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s mate-session


It returned no output (probably succeeded). But when I login with default xsession option, gnome3 shows-up again.

contents of /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

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[SeatDefaults]
xserver-allow-tcp=false
greeter-hide-users=true
user-session=mate-session
session-wrapper=/etc/X11/Xsession
autologin-user=myusername
autologin-user-timeout=0

This works on Mint 12 LXDE
You have really helped me on this one...
Thanks!