/usr/share/xsessions and window manager

"Germán A. Racca" german.racca at gmail.com
Mon Nov 18 07:00:59 UTC 2013


On 11/18/2013 01:23 AM, Christopher Meng wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yesterday I reviewed a package notion, which is a new window
> manager(new to fedorian), it installs desktop file to
> /usr/share/xsession.
>
> Interesting, when I looking into more "window manager" in Fedora, I found that:
>
> openbox installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> pekwm installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> dwm installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> ratpoison installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> fvwm installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> sawfish installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> icwm installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> enlightenment installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
> awesome installs desktop file to /usr/share/xsessions
>
> -------------
> fluxbox installs desktop file to /usr/share/applications
> xmonad installs desktop file to /usr/share/applications
> i3 installs desktop file to /usr/share/applications
> mutter installs desktop file to /usr/share/applications
> byobu installs desktop file to /usr/share/applications
>
>
> So I think that maybe  these have been doing wrong for years? Should I
> file RFE for these?
>
> Thanks.
> --
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Christopher Meng
>
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Hi Christopher,

I fail to see what is the wrong location in your opinion. Do you think 
that a window manager should install its desktop file in 
/usr/share/xsessions or in /usr/share/applications?

All the best,
Germán.

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Germán A. Racca
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