From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Oct 10 22:39:03 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 D84E5C0C7CD for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:39:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laoluomoks@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-x22c.google.com (mail-it0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 98C8ECF9 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:39:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laoluomoks@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-x22c.google.com with SMTP id o19so6202599ito.1 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:39:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=sjDHVNyaEgFsWyy9Vkw6gic+9odmmyAwsQs4nbhGSz0=; b=nYFWPz92OblVxLQ2WjEcdfQr/XPuWk0/+1STSiBlEBm1lOmUYTQMRdamiZZnD17Ogf t5j11baMFGCoWmHTgX6hPXeFAxqVtQc+UFmd6ivbW8hmC4BvL4ltdQbkCVMIAQUrZa4j 48q3vW2h7ZI4zE3ws/Gz4PXfZkJhBt8g7yKBwk61xi7In8ti9t8rgVEC3CL+U2BVI6Ul GypAqDncLchbtUYUKLSxyMjrwss9Nm8ierNTit6gnCuUjDnshzWiPbkx7Ms8SGjtPDD3 exJY+YICwhru1W/fAezQJBKxtFU15hl6Vouj8jNmmM+rRk9ONJzqzkgkEemJzStPVkv8 hchg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=sjDHVNyaEgFsWyy9Vkw6gic+9odmmyAwsQs4nbhGSz0=; b=KQIYzqB1iGEV79W0EFiGY93myhb/5mfPowg4x3Jl0snNEGSQdDvRtEJBgaukgMFka6 t2Qdxaa4Qd/mkLHCsEaMspf9dLoltavcDP9zAjtWJJEtq5ekzPFqLWoWi6iCKHGpJ6um U5e2uaIxDuLn3ZF6CFcLsDxzj+16tTrJax+tnEMWQlVIUpDyDr5l2z8WdXdXMJvj2KTk q2kQVl6JVbMJ1tz5oqkuCO7RzeYQS+hzIVneTHHPacrW4MNJjVnUh5MS34Xu+/u2OFk4 7UHpq/BVylk/EZlAJzPdWDAc/MEglNFsjm9vmQa2c/+362fSutfm7x9sPkYFaSipzkZf ZzrA== X-Gm-Message-State: AA6/9Rmc8AmsKuXpot2/y09F02M+1kS3a4zKSrqs6HzzRB4T0qIfjGuRVq4tuVZ/VatDb8+0T0HdnvFhJl6xLg== X-Received: by 10.36.117.15 with SMTP id y15mr1745184itc.112.1476139143091; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:39:03 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.79.0.212 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:39:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.79.0.212 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:39:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20161010235821.062e0f5d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20161010235821.062e0f5d.freebsd@edvax.de> From: Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:39:02 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Multiple Desktop FreeBSD 10.3 To: Polytropon Cc: Emre Gundogan via freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 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 22:39:03 -0000 Thanks Polytropon, I have kept to Mate and Slim for now. I wonder if the new FreeBSD 11.0 sports Broadcom wireless drivers now. Warm regards Ola Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) On 10 Oct 2016 10:58 p.m., "Polytropon" wrote: > 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, ... >