Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.

From	Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.
Date	2016-09-27 07:50 +0200
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On 9/26/2016 2:44 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:19:27PM +0100, Brian wrote:
>> But now we have
>>
>>  > User configuration may be done in a few different ways. The simplest
>>  > way is to create a ~/.xsessionrc file,.....
>>
>> The pedantic side of me asks - why is it the simplest way? And in what
>> cirumstances?
>
> Because it's *additive*.  It's just some stuff that happens in addition
> to the system launching your default WM/DE, and whatever else the
> system does by default (setting up an ssh-agent?  I don't even know).
> You don't have to do all of those things yourself.
>
> Just counting lines of code in the most ridiculously oversimplified
> cse, it should be obvious that
>
> PATH=~/bin:$PATH
>
> is simpler than
>
> PATH=~/bin:$PATH
> exec x-session-manager
>
> Two is more than one.

If you use a display manager and only one desktop, it's not really an issue.

If you boot to the console and log in you can have .xsession.desktop1, 
.xsession.desktop2, .xsession.desktop3, etc...

And do

mv .xsession.desktopX .xsession

before starting your xsession, so not much of an issue there either.

>
>>  > Finally, note that the ~/.xsession file is only read if you
>>  > are using a Debian X session. If you login with gdm3 and
>>  > choose a GNOME session, the ~/.xsession file will be ignored
>>  > completely. (But you may still use ~/.xsessionrc.)
>>
>> Not observed in testing. /etc/gdm3/Xsession also has a stanza beginning
>> "SESSIONFILES=$(run_parts $(SYSSESSIONDIR)" which also appears to
>> contradict this statement. SYSSESSIONDIR is /etc/X11/Xsession.d.
>
> If I've made factual errors, please correct them.  I'm trying my best to
> piece together how gdm3 works based on the existing documentation (written
> by Overfiend over a decade ago), and other, older wiki pages which may
> themselves be incorrect, and my extremely limited past knowledge of gdm.
> Note that I do not *use* gdm3 myself, nor lightdm, nor xdm, or any other
> display manager, but I did briefly experiment with gdm many years back.
>

I have a .xsession file, it's set up to start fluxbox on the exec line.

The .xsession file only gets read when I have the default/debian 
xsession selected.

Currently I'm using lightdm, before that kdm, before that gdm3, so it's 
been a while since I used gdm3. Occasionally I would switch to wdm if 
something weird was happening and wanted to see if it happened with a 
different display manager.

It's possible that something changed with gdm3 after I stopped using it, 
or that it's been long enough I just don't remember, but I don't 
remember any of these in recent years using the .xsession file if you 
use a session other than the default session.

I only verified use of .xsessionrc to set variables using lightdm as my 
display manager and lxqt as my X session. Putting a line in .xsessionrc 
to export a variable works.

Later, Seeker

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Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the  script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 15:50 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory) ... "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-09-21 16:00 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200
    Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 16:50 +0200
      Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 17:10 +0200
        Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 21:30 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 04:30 +0200
            Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 15:20 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-22 15:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-22 18:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 17:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-22 17:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 22:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2016-09-23 01:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-09-23 11:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-23 11:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. tomas@tuxteam.de - 2016-09-23 11:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-24 21:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-25 20:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-26 23:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-26 23:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-27 07:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 16:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 18:10 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 21:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2016-09-27 00:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:00 +0200
                Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-22 17:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 19:50 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 03:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 19:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 19:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-24 08:40 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:10 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:50 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200

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