Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:39:02 +0100 From: Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye <laoluomoks@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Emre Gundogan via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Multiple Desktop FreeBSD 10.3 Message-ID: <CADZMNXLwCr6U8sQm3g4UaL8kw-B6Bp6daLpVF2pxov7eP8RwPA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20161010235821.062e0f5d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CADZMNXJjuBA0Jfd94ixfAh-p96DjALj7kQvFtvtxG4dM8T2-uQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADZMNX%2Byh3aRruDOnyu9s_N9cQYTWXvD6HHJdr=NpRUt1nFy-w@mail.gmail.com> <CADZMNX%2BsVv9xqofJvvfJfWE=kHF0K2rJxB0-SswU82UqHvGLBw@mail.gmail.com> <CADZMNXLR_=FX=AecySsV%2Be1G1geCxA8Kpt7OrJEOMwnUXXXmWA@mail.gmail.com> <20161010235821.062e0f5d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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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" <freebsd@edvax.de> 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, ... >
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