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Awesome with Gnome 3
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1. System Settings -> System Info -> Graphics -> Forced Fallback Mode ON | |
2. .gnomerc in your $HOME | |
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/local/bin/awesome-wm | |
3. /usr/local/bin/awesome-wm | |
#!/bin/sh | |
awesome & | |
4. /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/awesome.session | |
[GNOME Session] | |
Name=Awesome session | |
RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon; | |
RequiredProviders=windowmanager;notifications; | |
DefaultProvider-windowmanager=awesome | |
DefaultProvider-notifications=notification-daemon | |
5. /usr/share/applications/awesome.desktop | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Version=1.0 | |
Type=Application | |
Name=Awesome | |
Comment=The awesome launcher! | |
TryExec=awesome | |
Exec=awesome | |
6. /usr/share/xsessions/gnome-awesome.desktop | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Name=Awesome GNOME | |
Comment=Dynamic window manager | |
TryExec=/usr/bin/gnome-session | |
Exec=gnome-session --session=awesome | |
Type=XSession | |
7. .Xsession / .xinitrc | |
gnome-settings-daemon & # handles themes, starts gnome-screensaver. You may have to use gconf to disable it setting the background. | |
nm-applet & # assuming you're using Network Manager | |
gnome-power-manager & # for laptops and stuff | |
gnome-volume-manager & # for mounting CDs, USB sticks, and such | |
eval `gnome-keyring-daemon` # SSH/GPG agent | |
exec awesome # awesome receives xinit's process id; when it terminates, X will be terminated |
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