On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 12:12:31AM -0500, Albert wrote: > Could someone point me to info on the debian boot and X Window > startup process? I hate it that I don't get to startx for X and > that I cannot login to Gnome as root. > > I want to use a different window manager than the default, which > I assume is Metacity, and I want to use the ROX-session manager. > My head has exploded trying to figure out how this can be done > without documentation or deb packages. > > Any clues greatly appreciated. >
This is just a hint that I hope is helpful: To keep the Xwindow system from starting during boot up, remove all the various versions of 'display managar', these are xdm, kdm, gdm and a few more whose names I do not remember. These are the programs that start X and give you a graphical user logon screen. You can get rid of them with apt-get remove ... . What you do next to achieve your goal is more difficult. First, see what this suggestion does for you, then ask more questions here. HTH -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
