Bug#720116: xinit: startx should just start a plain X, not the whole desktop-environment
Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net> (2013-08-18):
> On Sun, 2013-08-18 at 22:41 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > So either specify a client [1] or use a different session manager, e.g.
> > by using: update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
> Well that only gives e.g. gnome in my case.
>
> Can't you simply offer a dummy x-session-manager that has highest
> priority and just starts the traditional xterm?
If you want xterm, specify it as the client you want… there's no need
for a specific *session* just for that.
> Is there any reasons for the desktop-environments that they need to be
> started by startx by default as well? Most people will run them by
> gdm/kdm/etc.
>
> > 1. http://x.debian.net/faq/general.html
> Yeah... if X doesn't work I couldn't access that anymore that easily ;)
Wrong, that's also available in: /usr/share/doc/xorg/faq/general.*
KiBi.
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