# startgxde

**Repository Path**: GXDE-OS/startgxde

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: startgxde
- **Description**: Startgxde is used for launching GXDE components and invoking user's custom applications which compliant with xdg autostart specification.
- **Primary Language**: Go
- **License**: GPL-3.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2024-02-10
- **Last Updated**: 2025-11-06

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# Startgxde

**Description**:
Startdde is used for launching DDE components and invoking
user's custom applications which compliant with xdg autostart specification.

It is now forked and maintained by GXDE. You should NOT install this on Deepin

## Dependencies

### Build dependencies

- cmake
- pkg-config
- golang-go
- [go-dlib](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/go-lib)
- [go-fsnotify](https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify)
- [dde-dbus-factory](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/dbus-factory)
- [go-gir-generator](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/go-gir-generator)
- [gxde-api](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/gxde-api)
- [go-x11-client](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/go-x11-client)
- libgnome-keyring
- libxfixes
- libxcursor

### Runtime dependencies

- dde-daemon
- deepin-wm | deepin-metacity
- libgnome-keyring
- libxfixes
- libxcursor

## Installation

### Deepin

Install prerequisites
```
$ sudo apt-get build-dep startgxde
```

Build
```
$ GOPATH=/usr/share/gocode make
```

If you have isolated testing build environment (say a docker container), you can install it directly
```
$ sudo make install
```

generate package files and install Startdde with it
```
$ debuild -uc -us ...
$ sudo dpkg -i ../startgxde-*deb
```

## Usage

Run Startdde with the command below

```
Usage of /usr/bin/startgxde:
  -d=false: debug
```


### Directly run without display manager

```
$ echo "dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/startgxde" > ~/.xinitrc
$ startx
```

### Run with display manager

1. construct a session desktop in /usr/share/xsessions

```
cat /usr/share/xsessions/deepin.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Deepin
Comment=Deepin Desktop Environment
Exec=/usr/bin/startgxde
```

2. Using DisplayManager like, gdm, kdm or lightdm to startup Startdde

## Getting help

Any usage issues can ask for help via

* [Gitter](https://gitter.im/orgs/linuxdeepin/rooms)
* [IRC channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=deepin)
* [Forum](https://bbs.deepin.org)
* [WiKi](https://wiki.deepin.org/)

## Getting involved

We encourage you to report issues and contribute changes

* [Contribution guide for developers](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/developer-center/wiki/Contribution-Guidelines-for-Developers-en). (English)
* [开发者代码贡献指南](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/developer-center/wiki/Contribution-Guidelines-for-Developers) (中文)

## License

Startdde is licensed under [GPLv3](LICENSE).