Re: How to check if TDE is the currently running desktop?

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On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:22:24 +0100
"Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Anno domini 2020 Thu, 12 Nov 14:46:43 -0600
>  Michael via tde-users scripsit:
> > On Thursday 12 November 2020 01:44:00 pm Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > > Anno domini 2020 Thu, 12 Nov 13:19:12 -0600
> > >  Michael via tde-users scripsit:
> > > >
> > > > Would one of the TDE dev’s be so kind as to point me in the right
> > > > direction on how to do that (the uninstall process runs as sudo)?
> > >
> > > if [ ! -z "$(pidof twin)" ]; then echo "TDE RUNNING"; fi
> > 
> > Thank you Nik!,
> > 
> > Is there any difference to using?:
> > 
> > if [ "$(pidof twin)" ]; then echo "TDE RUNNING"; fi
> > 
> > It seems to work the same, but I ask ‘cause there a tons of hidden ‘gotchas’ 
> > that aren’t ever really documented.
> 
> this will also work:
> 
> if pidof twin > /dev/null; then echo "TDE RUNNING"; fi
> if pidof twin; then echo "TDE RUNNING"; fi
> ...
> 
> But everyody has his/her coding habits :)

The catch is, it's theoretically possible to run TDE with a different window
manager.  So twin may not be the best process to test for.  Maybe dcopserver?
Or tdeinit, or ksmserver?

E. Liddell
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