Re: Gnome to XFCE
On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 14:25:38 (-0400), Eben King wrote:
> I have a computer called "alexandria". Usually I log in via SSH. I
> only log in at the console when it's broken so that networking doesn't
> work, and even then I almost always use a text console. So I very
> rarely need X, but still want it there to use if I need it. However
> it would be nice if the login screen weren't using up resources. I'd
> be completely fine with logging in by startx.
>
> To that end, I used aptitude to install the meta-package "xfce", and
> during installation it asked me whether I wanted to use lightdm or
> gdm3, and I picked lightdm.
>
> What do I need to uninstall to make gnome gone? Then, what do I need
> to do to make X not use lightdm? On this machine I did "chmod 0
> /usr/sbin/lightdm" which works, but probably isn't the right way.
I would assume that uninstalling the Display Manager would free up
the most resources, but you can probably prevent the DM from being
started by stopping, disabling and masking it with systemd. Masking,
AIUI, just points /etc/systemd/system/<whateverDM>.service at /dev/null.
Cheers,
David.
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