On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:02:19 -0500 Chris Kottaridis <chriskot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a Fedora 25 installation that was setup originally with server > installation and have since added gnome desktop package groups and > others. > > On the console I get a standard non-graphical login prompt and from > there I can type startx and get into gnome just fine. > > I don't want to change that. > > I do want to use VNC to connect in over net and run gnome. I have [snip] > Before any of the exec lines those apps seem to be running. > > Just no window manager. > > Any pointers would be appreciated. > > I want to keep the console with an ASCII login and then use startx to > get a GUI from the console, but I want to also be able to get a GUI > via VNC I have a script that I run in multiuser that allows me to select which desktop I will use when I run startx. It acts like a text greeter. This is an edited version of what I have in that script that could be used to always start Gnome. XCLIENTS=/home/$USER/.Xclients echo '*** Replacing existing ~/.Xclients or creating new one.' echo '#! /bin/bash' > $XCLIENTS echo ' ' >> $XCLIENTS chmod +x $XCLIENTS echo 'GSESSION="$(type -p gnome-session)"' >> $XCLIENTS echo 'exec $GSESSION' >> $XCLIENTS echo 'Starting X with Gnome...' startx -- vt10 exit 0 Perhaps you can adapt it to your needs. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
