From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Oct 10 22:04:17 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E25FFC0C96E for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A99D96EF for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-117-205.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.117.205]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 359FF27684; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:58:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id u9ALwL8W001962; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:58:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:58:21 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple Desktop FreeBSD 10.3 Message-Id: <20161010235821.062e0f5d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:04:18 -0000 On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:27:54 +0100, Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye wrote: > Hi, > Anyone with working steps (not just from the handbook) on how to set > multiple desktops on FreeBSD 10.3 > I have installed Mate and Lumina but find it difficult to manage these > desktops or select. Also Slim manager is proving stubborn. > > Any experienced assist is welcome. I have been using the display manager "wdm" (usually to be used in combination with the WindowMaker window manager) to be versatile enough to select different desktops for _one_ user interactively. It's also possible to configure _multople_ users with a specific desktop each, controlled by any display manager you want (from xdm to kdm; except gdm because this ignores .xsession and .xinitrc, which can become quite problematic). I have such a setup on my work machine where I login via xdm, and the user accounts separate functionality, permissions, startup programs, window management and desktops depending on _what_ I want to work on (multimedia, Android development, generic programming, pentesting, web browing, all of them present a user interface corresponding to the tasks at hand, configured specifically for my individual needs and preferences). Everything you need is well documented in The FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ. Also consider checking the documentation of the involved parts (desktop environments and display managers) and the example files they provide. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...