Re: Info on debian boot/xwindow process
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 12:12:31AM -0500, Albert wrote:
> 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.
>
This is just a hint that I hope is helpful:
To keep the Xwindow system from starting during boot up, remove
all the various versions of 'display managar', these are xdm,
kdm, gdm and a few more whose names I do not remember. These are
the programs that start X and give you a graphical user logon
screen. You can get rid of them with apt-get remove ... . What
you do next to achieve your goal is more difficult. First, see
what this suggestion does for you, then ask more questions here.
HTH
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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