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How to set gnome-classic as default session for all users in gdm3 (system-wide setting)? I'm using Debian Jessie with GNOME 3.12.

I've tried creating fake gnome.session in /etc/xdg/gnome-session/sessions that launches gnome-classic and searched for relevant gdm3 setting but to no avail. Solutions I've found online seem to work only for older GNOME versions.

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update-alternatives --install /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager \ gnome-session-classic /usr/bin/gnome-session-classic 99

Should do the trick.

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  • update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-session-manager x-session-manager /usr/bin/gnome-session-classic 90 Commented Apr 18, 2017 at 12:48
  • @MasterM: Did either of these work for you? I'm using CentOS, so x-session-manager doesn't seem to apply for me, but was curious nonetheless. If it did, could you mark it as the accepted answer? Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 15:48
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I am using Debian Wheezy 7.8 with GNOME 3.4.2. After installing Debian and at the first user login, I could select gnome classic instead of system default login. After this selection and without any configuration, I am using the gnome classic exclusively.

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  • Good for you. Now, how do you do it for all users at once, system-wide? Commented Feb 22, 2015 at 6:36
  • Go to /var/lib/AccountsService/users. For my case, I can see Debian-gdm file. It says [User] Language= XSession=. And I can see a file of my user name. It says [User] Language=en_US.utf8 XSession=gnome-fallback. Go to the following link [help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/… Commented Feb 22, 2015 at 7:13
  • (1) If you know an answer to the question, put it into your answer. Click on edit. (2) Provide a usable answer, not just a link. (3) If you know of link(s) that substantiate your answer and/or provide supplemental information, by all means include them in your answer. But verify them first; the URL you posted in your comment (above) doesn't work. Commented Feb 22, 2015 at 7:45

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