Info on debian boot/xwindow process

[Albert <albertwagner@cox.net>]

Could someone point me to info on the debian boot and X Window 
startup process?  I hate it that I don't get to startx for X and 
that I cannot login to Gnome as root.

I want to use a different window manager than the default, which 
I assume is Metacity, and I want to use the ROX-session manager. 
 My head has exploded trying to figure out how this can be done 
without documentation or deb packages.

Any clues greatly appreciated.

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