Re: Zenwalk E17 Snapshot

[paul marwick <paulm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Verret wrote:
> You can grab the packages from here:
>
> http://download.zenwalk.org/people/michael/zenwalk/snapshot/e/
>
> This is the minimum package set.
> eartwork
> edb
> eet
> embryo
> evas
> ecore
> efreet
> edje
> e_dbus
> enlightenment
> emodules
>
> You also need to install the package "gnome-menus" which is available
> via netpkg. I'm going to make this whole repo netpkg'able or another
> repo before it goes to testing.
>   

Ok, grabbed them and installed, including gnome-menus...
> More packages will be on their way as optional additions. There are
> some known problems but you can get it to work 99%.
>
> Known problems:
> 1. GDM in current/snapshot won't start E17.
> Solution: If you are comfortable digging deep into your system you can
> replace the file /etc/X11/gdm/Xsession with the file from an older
> package, for example the package
> http://download.zenwalk.org/i486/zenwalk-4.6.1/packages/zenwalk/xap/gdm-2.18.1-i486-46.2.tgz
> to revert back to the original GDM file just run "netpkg gdm" followed
> by "netpkg dotnew".
>
> 2. The volume applet causes E17 to crash when it is toggled.
> Solution: This is out of my hands as I'm waiting on the E17 devs for a fix.
>
> 3. The default theme is ugly.
> Solution: Install one of the extra "ethemes" and change it. I will
> choose a better default theme, configurations and setup before the
> packages go into testing in the community testing area. For examples
> of the themes you can see the screenshots I posted here:
> http://download.zenwalk.org/people/michael/artwork/e17-screenshots/
>
> All I'm waiting for is the GDM file and the volume applet to get
> fixed. Then it's off to full testing.
>
> :)

I had a slightly later version of GDM in my local cache, so I installed 
/etc/X11/gdm/Xsession from it, but got the "your session lasted less 
than" error. Downloaded the one you pointed to and tried it, but I'm 
getting the same problem, so it looks as though I've forgotten 
something, or something is different on my system.

I installed to this machine, which is a 4.6.1 install, upgraded to 
snapshot, but without the latest updates.

I did notice that there is a /etc/X11/dm/xfce.desktop file, but I don't 
have one for E17. Would this make a difference?

For the moment, I've reverted /etc/X11/gdm/Xsession to the current 
level, and I'm back in Xfce. I found that Xfce wouldn't start with the 
older Xsession file either, which seemed a bit strange...

I guess I could try reverting the whole of GDM to the earlier level to 
see if that helps?

regards, paul.