#include <hallo.h> * Branden Robinson [Wed, Nov 13 2002, 12:59:42PM]: > > Even the fact XDM is not started during the installation is a > > potentialy dangerous surprise. > > What's "dangerous" about it? > > Having a sudden VT switch in the middle of your upgrade procedure is > also a surprise. Imagine you misconfigured X, eg. wrong monitor settings You see the problem and type Ctrl-Alt-Backspace quickly. Fine. Now, you continue the installation and work without X. Next morning, you boot the box and see some X thingie start. You kill it with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. You kill it. It restarts. That is just annoying. And such things happen. > > Or you want to change the login-manager. Why cannot you install multiple > > at the same time? They could be managed with an x-login-manager > > alternative, very easy. > > What's a login-manager? Something we should have as alternative instead of hacking some config files with postinst scripts. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- "Unix ist ein Konzept! Windows hat garkeins (oder wo sind die Gemeinsamkeiten von Win 3, 9x, und NT?)" -- Lakmal Gunasekara <Gunasekara@t-online.de>
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