Difference between revisions of "SLiM Configuration"

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'''You can use all of the lines between 'case "$1" in' and 'esac' in the above example if you wish, even if you do not have all of these desktop environments installed'''. Doing so will not cause any problems, and can make life much easier in future if you decide to install a new desktop (i.e. it will only be necessary to edit the SLiM configuration file). Otherwise, delete the approptiate lines for any desktops you do not have installed.
'''You can use all of the lines between 'case "$1" in' and 'esac' in the above example if you wish, even if you do not have all of these desktop environments installed'''. Doing so will not cause any problems, and can make life much easier in future if you decide to install a new desktop (i.e. it will only be necessary to edit the SLiM configuration file). Otherwise, delete the approptiate lines for any desktops you do not have installed.


Once your amendments have been completed, save your changes and close the configuration file by:
Once your amendments have been completed, save your changes and close the configuration file by:
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Now reboot the system for the changes to take effect.
Now reboot the system for the changes to take effect.
=Selecting Desktop Environments in SLiM=
Where two or more desktop environments have be installed - and consequently enabled by editing the above files - then they can be cycled and selected by pressing the '''F1''' key on the SLiM login screen.