Re: Can Debian's paranoia be tamed

[berenger.morel@neutralite.org]

Le 23.11.2012 02:06, Richard Owlett a écrit :
> berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> > Remove gdm, and put in the file "/root/.bash_profile"
> > following lines:
> > ===========
> > if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ];then
> >      startx
> > fi
> > ===========
> > To have a auto-login, you can also modify "/etc/inittab" and
> > replace a "/sbin/getty" by "/bin/sh".
> > The better with those solutions is the removal of a useless
> > software.
>
> That is reason I'm learning Debian instead of Ubuntu.
> I'm exploring just how many undesired I get with any flavor of Gnome.
> I suspect I'm looking more for a display manager than a desktop
> environment. I'm beginning to think the line between them can at 
> times
> be blurry.

I can understand, I did the same.
IMHO, best WM are tiling one, and in those, I have choosen i3, for it's 
ease of configuration and the philosophy is not to limit the number of 
lines of code, just to not add useless features (avoid making a 
bloatware)

My other advice would like to install debian with as less packagages as 
possible: aka: disable all task at install time, and add softwares one 
after one when you need it. Also, keep a file to remember which soft you 
prefer, because you'll need many experimentation.