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

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On Thursday 12 November 2020 06:36:49 pm E. Liddell wrote:
> 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?

Thanks E.!,

tdeinit - TDE process launcher
       tdeinit is a process launcher similar to init used for booting UNIX.
       tdeinit is used to start all other TDE programs.

Unless some other dev says different I'll use tdeinit.

Best,
Michael
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