Re: Please, no GUI boot.
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 03:38, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 02:19:25AM -0800, Tom wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 10:10:20AM +0100, guran wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I have a sarge installation and only got to chose between gdm and xdm.
> > >
> > > I have read the thread on "GUI login screen" and have a difficulty to
> > > decide what to do to get rid of a graphic login.
> >
> > You can uninstall both xdm and gdm. Then you just get a console login.
>
> However, here's an idea... x-display-manager is managed by
> update-alternatives (afaik?) and offers a choice between the ones
> installed on the system. Does anyone agree it would be a good idea to
> offer 'none' for this choice?
It would for me. I've been tolerating a Xdm login for a few weeks (I knew
enough *not* to install kdm or gdm when I installed Woody this time but I
wasn't sure about xdm so left it in). And undecided whether to just
uninstall xdm or whether that might break something else.
>From this thread it looks like I can safely lose xdm... but an explicit
option to do so would be reassuring.
cr
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