Re: Suggestions for desktop manager: [was Re: Fast booting for a Debian system - and suggestions for said system]

[Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 29 September 2009 23:20:06 Preston Boyington wrote:
> Kevin Ross wrote:
> <snipped>
>
> > If you want auto-login, and fast startup with minimal dependencies, then
> > skip the display manager, change your getty to rungetty and configure it
> > to autologin, and add startx to your ~/.bash_profile.  Then of course you
> > put whatever window manager you want into ~/.xinitrc.
>
> i did this back when i ran Fluxbox and it worked great.
>
> another option would be 'SLiM' for your login manager.
>
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Thanks, guys! :-)  That was a fast response even by this list's standards!

I am falling asleep on my keyboard - it is midnight here - so I'll try it/them 
in the morning.  It sounds like just what I want. 

I sent an email just before going to bed to catch owls and those who are just 
getting up.  By the time it is morning here, it will be night for half the 
list.

Lisi

Lisi