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Introduction

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Howto: Thinclient - X-Server for Gentoo Linux

This topic describes how I installed the X Server for my thinclient.

If you want to use this solution you need the following howto(s) finished:

Thinclient - Profiling

Required software

The required software has to be installed with the following command(s):

chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge x11-base/xorg-x11'
chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge mate-base/mate'
chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge mate-base/mate-control-center'
chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge mate-extra/caja-extensions'
chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge ate-extra/mate-media'
chroot /gtc/test /bin/bash -c 'env-update &>/dev/null && source /etc/profile && emerge mate-extra/mate-sensors-applet'

Changes in /gtc/test/etc/env.d/90xsession

File permissions:
Owner: root
Group: root
Permissions: -rw-r--r--

Click here for a download of the complete file: /gtc/test/etc/env.d/90xsession

Changed on 01.09.10
Issued by olli
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Sets the default display manager which starts when you use startx for starting the X-Server. Possible Values can be found with:

ls /etc/X11/Sessions/

XSESSION="MATE"

Changes in /gtc/test/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

File permissions:
Owner: root
Group: root
Permissions: -rw-r--r--

Click here for a download of the complete file: /gtc/test/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Changed on 01.09.10
Issued by olli
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LightDM-Settings

user-session=mate
greeter-hide-users=false
greeter-show-manual-login=true
allow-guest=false
xserver-command=X -core -dpi 96

Changes in /gtc/test/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf

File permissions:
Owner: root
Group: root
Permissions: -rw-r--r--

Click here for a download of the complete file: /gtc/test/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf

Changed on 01.09.10
Issued by olli
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LightDM-Settings

disable_user_list=false

Changes in /gtc/test/etc/thinclient/scripts/gtc-compiz

File permissions:
Owner: root
Group: root
Permissions: -rwxr-xr-x

Click here for a download of the complete file: /gtc/test/etc/thinclient/scripts/gtc-compiz

Changed on 01.09.10
Issued by olli
Beginning line 2

Startscript for Compiz-Fusion 3D-Desktop

#!/bin/bash
LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=true compiz --replace --ignore-desktop-hints ccp &
emerald --replace

Changes in /gtc/test/etc/thinclient/scripts/gtc-xconfig

File permissions:
Owner: root
Group: root
Permissions: -rwxr-xr-x

Click here for a download of the complete file: /gtc/test/etc/thinclient/scripts/gtc-xconfig

Changed on 07.10.09
Issued by olli
Beginning line 2

A script for starting Xorg and setting XkbLayout

#!/bin/bash

. /etc/thinclient/thinclient.conf
if [ -f "/etc/thinclient/thinclient.conf.local" ]
then
 . /etc/thinclient/thinclient.conf.local
fi
if [ -f "/etc/thinclient/profiles/`hostname`/thinclient.conf" ]
then
 . /etc/thinclient/profiles/`hostname`/thinclient.conf
fi
if [ -z $LOC_XKBLANG ]
then
 LOC_XKBLANG="us"
else
 echo "
Section \"InputClass\"
    Identifier             \"Keyboard Defaults\"
    MatchIsKeyboard       \"yes\"
    Option               \"XkbLayout\" \"$LOC_XKBLANG\"
EndSection
 " > /etc/X11/xorg.conf
fi

/etc/init.d/display-manager restart

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