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- GDM for Debian
- ==============
-
- Configuration overview
- ----------------------
-
- The configuration for the GDM daemon has changed starting with version
- 2.26.
-
- For the daemon itself:
- * The autologin options can be chosen from the gdmsetup program.
- * Other options (like XDMCP) can be set in /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf. The
- list of available options can be found in /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas.
-
- The greeter - which is the interface that welcomes you on the
- computer - uses a minimal GNOME session to startup. Its settings are set
- through GConf, but using a specific configuration.
- * You can use gconf-editor as root and open a ΓÇ£New Defaults WindowΓÇ¥ in
- the File menu. Settings set this way will apply globally and this
- includes the GDM greeter.
- * You can also force some of the settings in
- /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults. After changing the settings, you
- need to run ΓÇ£invoke-rc.d gdm3 reloadΓÇ¥ to take them into account.
-
-
- "I get ugly fonts"
- ------------------
-
- In the past, as a quick workaround, GDM imposed a 96 DPI settings by
- passing "-dpi 96" to the X server on startup. This is a bad idea has
- there's no reason to override standard DPI detection mechanisms for all
- screens which might or might not be 96 DPI screens.
-
- DPI should be computed automatically based on the information on your
- screen that Xorg gets; ideally, Xorg would get the DPI right, but you
- can help Xorg by configuring it with your exact screen properties.
-
-
- Face Browser
- ------------
-
- If you enable the face browser in the greeter, GDM will look for face
- files (any image format supported by GTK+). You can configure the face
- for your user in the ΓÇ£About meΓÇ¥ GNOME configuration applet.
-