Set the session with xfconf-query, is it possible?

carloratm · 2025-01-12 17:39:57

Hi all,

I changed the config file xfce4-session this way:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carlo … ession.xml
(In the session named "Default" I don't run xfwm4 and I run awesome instead)

Is there a command to let Xfce use that session at the next boot?

Cheers!

ToZ · 2025-01-12 20:01:31

Replace the existing xfce4-session.xml file with this one before you log in.

carloratm · 2025-01-13 10:07:56

ToZ wrote:

Replace the existing xfce4-session.xml file with this one before you log in.

You mean

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml

?

Last edited by carloratm (2025-01-13 10:08:22)

ToZ · 2025-01-13 12:16:53

No, the current user-specific copy in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml.

carloratm · 2025-01-13 13:32:21

ToZ wrote:

No, the current user-specific copy in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml.

I put the session config file in the user ...xfce-perchannel-xml/, removed the ~/.cache/xfce4 folder and rebooted.

Still xfwm4 starts instead of awesome.

ToZ · 2025-01-13 17:14:33

So it's something else. You had initially asked about different sessions, but it appears that you are looking for a way to start awesome instead of xfwm4. Is this correct?

If you're looking for a way to switch between xfwm4 and awesome, then you kill one process and start the other manually.

carloratm · 2025-01-13 17:32:16

Sorry for not being clear.

What I would like to achieve is just use awesome instead of xfwm4. No need to be able to switch wm at runtime.

The only requirement I have is to be able to set awesome without having to click on the UI, I want to set it using a file or an xfconf command.

Thank you

ToZ · 2025-01-13 18:58:10

Does this help?

carloratm · 2025-01-13 19:07:30

ToZ wrote:

Does this help?

The second answer is what I tried (changing xfwm4 to awesome in /etc/xdg/...xfce4-session.xml) without success.

I'll make other tests tomorrow.

PS: The reason I would like to avoid clicking the UI is because I manage xfce with ansible, and I need to replicate the exact same set up on 2 different machines.

ToZ · 2025-01-13 20:43:24

The second answer will only work for new user logins. Try the first answer.

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Set the session with xfconf-query, is it possible?

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