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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu vnc xstartup File Post 302960360 by silencer230 on Saturday 14th of November 2015 09:20:21 AM
Old 11-14-2015
vnc xstartup File
Hello everyone I'm new to linux scripting, but I do have experience with Java programming and batch file scripting in Windows. I'm trying to setup the xstartup file for a machine that I have on my network that is running Lubuntu. On Ubuntu's VNC HowTo page they have a script that will configure a VNC session for Gnome and KDE, but they don't have one for Lubuntu's LXDE desktop envirment. I would write the script myself, but I don't understand what this script is doing.

# Try a GNOME session, or fall back to KDE
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session >/dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d &
else
MODE="KDE"
fi
fi

I have three questions?

1. Is the gnome-session a file or a service?

2. What is this script doing when it's telling the gnome session to empty itself into the null device?

3. What does the "&" symbol mean in Linux scripting?
Last edited by silencer230; 11-14-2015 at 10:25 AM..
 

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gnome-session-properties

gnome-session-properties(1)					   User Commands				       gnome-session-properties(1)

NAME

       gnome-session-properties - configure your sessions

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-session-properties [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  Sessions preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences, and specify which applications to start
       when you start a session. You can configure sessions to save the state of applications on your desktop, and to restore the state  when  you
       start another session.  You can also use this preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching the Sessions preference tool

       example% gnome-session-properties

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-session-pExecutable for the Sessions preferences tool

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-session 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Preference Tools Manual

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       gnome-control-center(1), gnome-std-options(5), gnome-session(1)

NOTES

       Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems  Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.10							    2 Oct 2003					       gnome-session-properties(1)
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