Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 09:04:33 -0700 From: Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternative to x11/gnome3 ? Message-ID: <86muxfe7am.fsf@elm.localnet> In-Reply-To: <20180504050409.GA3877@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> (Victor Sudakov's message of "Fri, 4 May 2018 12:04:09 %2B0700") References: <20180429140256.GA8201@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <042bf1a7-32fb-8bfa-16d1-9cbc54e19a61@zyxst.net> <20180503043605.GA49385@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <86sh78dqz6.fsf@elm.localnet> <20180504050409.GA3877@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru>
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Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> writes: > Carl Johnson wrote: >> Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> writes: >> >> > tech-lists wrote: >> >> > >> >> > What alternative to x11/gnome3 can you advise? >> >> > >> >> > I would like a more lightweight desktop environment, however it MUST >> >> > support switching between GUI users without logging out (like >> >> > Ubuntu or Windows). >> >> > >> >> > I tried Mate but it does not seem to be able to switch between users >> >> > without logging out (at least the display manager Mate comes with >> >> > cannot do that). >> >> > >> >> > Thanks in advance for any input. >> >> > >> >> >> >> I use xdm with xfce4 for this. >> > >> > Could you please tell more about it. What packages you had to install >> > besides x11/xfce, how you configured xdm and xfce4 to support user >> > switching, how you start xfce4. >> >> I haven't used it, but XFCE does have a 'switch user' button for the >> panel. > > Yes, it does, but the button is grey and cannot be used. I said that I hadn't tried it, but I just tried it now and got the same result as you. I did a web search and it appears that it requires gdm for that button. You can try that, but otherwise I can't help any more than that. -- Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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