[K12OSN] Forcing IceWM as the default under GDM in Fedora

[Pat Healy]

I just posted this procedure to the Wiki (under Software).

Instructions to make IceWM the default under gdm in Fedora:

First, edit gdm.conf  (located in /etc/X11/gdm/)
and change line #109 from:
DefaultSession=default.desktop
to:
DefaultSession=IceWM.desktop
now, restart gdm (lots of ways, including rebooting the server).

Next, create a subdirectory called "disabled" in each of two locations
listed on line #107 of gdm.conf as the "SessionDesktopDir",
and move any "*.desktop" session files you don't want into "disabled",
including the original default one. 
(This approach is reversible, unlike just deleting the files).

Example:
# cd /etc/X11/dm/Sessions
# mkdir disabled
# mv default.desktop disabled
# mv gnome.desktop disabled
# cd /usr/share/xsessions
# mkdir disabled
# mv gnome.desktop disabled
# mv kde.desktop disabled

On their next restart, the clients will boot
to IceWM with no other choices available, 
except resetting their desktop, and failsafe mode.

-- Pat Healy
Palm Desert High School