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Old 03-28-2015, 05:56 PM   #1
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How to cleanly close a graphic display manager started through startx?


I just installed Gnome on Arch, and launched it with startx.

I wasn't able to figure out how to cleanly close the Gnome session even after searching for an answer online.

Ctrl Alt Backspace didn't work since it's usually disabled by default.

I had to log into another text terminal (Ctrl Alt F2) and issue sudo killall Xorg.

How can I cleanly close the graphic session and get back to my terminal?
 
Old 03-28-2015, 05:58 PM   #2
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you can always run " telinit 3"

but i would rather set GDM to start gnome and not have to manually start the display manager
 
Old 03-28-2015, 06:02 PM   #3
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@OP: Please post the content of ~/.xinitrc

@John VV -- Arch uses systemd & has .targets rather than run levels

However, I think you're right -- the OP should probably just install GDM and use that instead.
Code:
# pacman -Syu gdm
# systemctl enable gdm
EDIT: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...lt.2BBackspace

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Old 03-28-2015, 06:18 PM   #4
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This is my .xinitrc

Code:
exec gnome-session
Please note that I do not want to start the display manager by default. I just need a clean way to exit it. From my understanding through wikipedia, it's providing me with a way to login and some other stuff. I just need to know how to log out.

Is Ctrl Alt Bksp a clean way to log out? I managed to get it to work using the Gnome Tweak Tool.

Thank you very much!

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Old 03-28-2015, 06:59 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gregorian View Post
This is my .xinitrc

Code:
exec gnome-session
I think you need to start the dbus session; add this block at the start of .xinitrc
Code:
#!/bin/sh
if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi
You should then be able to use the "Log Out" dialog from the panel.

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Old 03-28-2015, 07:13 PM   #6
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Actually I just realized that the logout button is present when I click on my user name in the panel. It is not present in the power button dialog as I had expected it. Thank you for your help anyway!
 
Old 03-28-2015, 07:16 PM   #7
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You're welcome -- glad you got it sorted
 
  


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