From b91f8784733eb84a3050dcdfa9b5a1881ddc50e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amin Bandali Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:18:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] shell: add notes about DEs trying to be (un)helpful --- .profile | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/.profile b/.profile index 3b0071f..883d1a7 100644 --- a/.profile +++ b/.profile @@ -70,3 +70,11 @@ setxkbmap \ xmodmap -e "keysym Menu = Super_R" xrdb -merge "$HOME/.Xresources" + +# footenote: when on a foreign distro and using Xfce, don't forget to +# disable its auto-start of gpg- and ssh-agent, by issuing +# xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /startup/ssh-agent/enabled -n -t bool -s false +# xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /startup/gpg-agent/enabled -n -t bool -s false +# see https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/advanced#ssh_and_gpg_agents +# also, MATE does something similar with gnome-keyring-daemon: +# http://william.shallum.net/random-notes/disabling-gnome-keyring-daemon-ssh-agent-on-mate-desktop -- 2.20.1