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INSTALL: Add section about launching XMonad as default WM

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@@ -184,6 +184,61 @@ And that's it! Recompilation should work normally now, though you will
potentially need to restart your computer, or at least the running X potentially need to restart your computer, or at least the running X
session, first. session, first.
### Make XMonad your window manager
This step varies depending on your distribution and X display manager (if
any).
#### Debian, Ubuntu
`/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc` runs `/etc/X11/Xsession` which runs `~/.xsession`, so
you probably want to put `exec xmonad` there (don't forget the shebang and chmod).
(Tested with `startx`, `xdm`, `lightdm`.)
By using `~/.xsession`, the distro takes care of stuff like dbus, ssh-agent, X
resources, etc. If you want a completely manual X session, use `~/.xinitrc`
instead. Or invoke `startx`/`xinit` with an explicit path.
Some newer display managers require an entry in `/usr/share/xsessions`.
To use your custom `~/.xsession`, put these lines to
`/usr/share/xsessions/default.desktop`:
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Default X session
Type=Application
Exec=default
```
(Tested with `sddm`.)
#### Fedora
`/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc` runs `~/.Xclients`, so you probably want to put `exec
xmonad` there (don't forget the shebang and chmod). Like in Debian, this can
be overridden by having a completely custom `~/.xinitrc` or passing arguments
to `startx`/`xinit`.
X display managers (e.g. `lightdm`) usually invoke `/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession`
instead, which additionally redirects output to `~/.xsession-errors` and also
tries `~/.xsession` before `~/.Xclients`.
Newer display managers require an entry in `/usr/share/xsessions`, which is
available in the `xorg-x11-xinit-session` package.
#### Arch
`/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc` runs `twm`, `xclock` and 3 `xterm`s; users are
meant to just copy that to `~/.xinitrc` and
[customize](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit#xinitrc) it: replace the
last few lines with `exec xmonad`.
Display managers like `lightdm` have their own `Xsession` script which invokes
`~/.xsession`. Other display managers need an entry in
`/usr/share/xsessions`, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xinit-xsession/
provides one.
### Don't Recompile on Every Startup ### Don't Recompile on Every Startup
By default, xmonad always recompiles itself when a build script is used By default, xmonad always recompiles itself when a build script is used