Re: Default Window Manager
as i remember it, you should have no problems with
apt-get remove xdm gdm
also, while we are on this subject, i seem to remember reading something
about how ~/.xinitrc still works, but ~/.xsession is the "offical" X
initialization script for debian? I ran into this while trying to
figure out how to disable gnome for certain users and let users choose
what window manager to use when they type startx.
jason
jason@pepas.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron" <verdesoft@verdesoft.com>
To: "D-Man" <dsh8290@rit.edu>; "Debian-List"
<debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 9:53 PM
Subject: RE: Default Window Manager
> ahh, now I understand your directions better.
>
> How do I uninstall xdm and install gdm, or for that matter how do I
just
> remove xdm completely?
>
> thanks,
>
> Aaron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D-Man [mailto:dsh8290@rit.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:38 PM
> To: Debian-List
> Subject: Re: Default Window Manager
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 06:53:23PM -0700, Aaron wrote:
> | X is currently being started by xdm I believe.
> | The system start twm as the current default WM and I am not getting
any
> | error messages just not the WM I want.
> | I didn't have any .xinitrc files on the system so after reading the
other
> | message I created one even though it didn't seem to do anything.
Currently
> | my .xinitrc file simply says 'echo gnome-session'.
>
> echo-ing gnome-session won't do much good. It's almost, but not quite
> what you need. The command in the directions was
>
> $ echo gnome-session >> ~/.xinitrc
>
> the result would have
>
> gnome-session
>
> in your .xinitrc file. Try removing the 'echo' from the command.
> Also have .xinitrc executable (as someone else already said). You
> could also try having 'exec gnome-session' in your .xinitrc instead.
>
> I would also recommend switching to 'gdm' instead of 'xdm' as gdm is
> more gnome friendly. I say that because the GNOME people made gdm and
> it uses gtk like the rest of gnome.
>
> HTH,
> -D
>
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