LXDM session definitions

[Freso]

I've been trying to set up two different LXDE sessions (1: LXDE/Compiz, 2: LXDE/fluxbox), in addition to the standard one. However, I haven't been able to figure out where "session definitions" for LXDM go, neither in the documentation or via Google.

Does anyone have any pointers?

[rokytnji]

I haven't been able to figure out where "session definitions" for LXDM go,

Depends on what Login manager you are using in whatever distro you are using. I use AntiX and slim as my login manager which grabs its session choices from ~/.xinitrc file.

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#xset m 10 2
xmodmap -e 'pointer = 1 2 3 4 5'

# The following line gets changed by antiX-init.sh with the desktop= cheatcode
XINITRC_DEFAULT="startlxde"


case $1 in
icewm)
	exec icewm-session
	;;

lxde) 
        exec startlxde
        ;;

xfce)
        exec startxfce4
        ;;

dwm)
        exec dwm
        ;;

wmii)
        exec wmii
        ;;

fvwm-crystal)
        exec fvwm-crystal 
        ;;

kde)
        exec startkde
        ;;

gnome)
        exec gnome-session
        ;;

openbox)
        exec openbox-session
        ;;

fluxbox)
	exec startfluxbox
	;;

Rox-fluxbox)
        rox --pinboard=antiX
        exec startfluxbox
        ;; 

Rox-icewm)
        rox --pinboard=antiX
        exec icewm-session
        ;;

*)
	exec $XINITRC_DEFAULT
	;;
esac

[Freso]

I haven't been able to figure out where "session definitions" for LXDM go,

Depends on what Login manager you are using [...]

I'm using LXDM, as I stated in the original post.

[rokytnji]

Arch wiki probably will help for info on LXDM

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDE#LXDM

[Freso]

The Arch Linux Wiki is indeed a wonderful ressource, and one of the better documentation compilations I've seen for a Linux distro, but on this point it falls short.

After a bunch of Google-fu exercising, I think I've found that the answer lies in /usr/share/xsessions/ and $HOME/.dmrc. Thanks to lxnay (and Vivek Gite) for showing the ropes, now I just need to pick them up and tie the knot... I'll keep y'all posted whether it works.