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Re: Why xdm default?



On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Santiago Vila wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Robin Rowe wrote:
> 
> > Hi. Just curious, has anyone considered making xdm not be the default when
> > installing X?
> 
> xdm is optional, so it is not installed by default if you choose "advanced"
> installation (dselect).

You can also just install task-x-window-system-core instead of
task-x-window-system, which does not depend on xdm, and install your
windowmanager of choice afterwards using apt or dselect.

wouter dot verhelst at advalvas in belgium
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