Hey. I'm trying to change the Gnome Display Manager a bit, and I was wondering if there was a way to do it and test the changes without the risk of damaging my computer.
And also, I wanted to know the correct way to do it. Shall I download the source of the package with apt-get, then build a .deb file and edit it's contents, or are these kind of things done another way?
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Safe way to edit your DM
Safe way to edit your DM
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Re: Safe way to edit your DM
describe "a bit"ponasm wrote:I'm trying to change the Gnome Display Manager a bit
Re: Safe way to edit your DM
You know, look around, see how it works, and add a few lines to some file. Not much.
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Re: Safe way to edit your DM
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apt-get source gdm3
Backup your computer firstponasm wrote:if there was a way to do it and test the changes without the risk of damaging my computer
Or test the altered package in a virtual machine, I recommend QEMU/KVM.
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Does GDM have a user configuration file?
I don't use it but what I would do is to copy any and all files that I wanted to change and save under my username. Something like gdm.config.pon ; something of the sort. Then, when things go wrong (which they will) you'd have a drop-in replacement.
Do as much as possible using CLI so that your changes are saved and can be seen when you have to do a CLI rescue.
Take notes on a piece of paper.
I don't use it but what I would do is to copy any and all files that I wanted to change and save under my username. Something like gdm.config.pon ; something of the sort. Then, when things go wrong (which they will) you'd have a drop-in replacement.
Do as much as possible using CLI so that your changes are saved and can be seen when you have to do a CLI rescue.
Take notes on a piece of paper.
Re: Safe way to edit your DM
i am wondering if op just wants to change some configuration, or actually change the program gdm itself?
unless they specify, there's no clear recommendation to make here.
unless they specify, there's no clear recommendation to make here.