On 2023-06-12, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Typically, when Debian installs a GUI environment (GNOME, XFCE4, etc.), > it also installs lightdm or some other X session manager. This takes up > memory, and isn't something I really need (as far as I know). Instead, > I'm perfectly happy to have Debian give me a console login prompt, and > then I issue startx. > > Is there any liability to removing lightdm or similar?
GNOME, KDE, Xfce are "desktop environments" lightdm is a "display manager" allowing loging and starting a "window manager" with startx you directly start a "window manager" on top of a "X session" and so you don't need "desktop environment" or "display manager" I do the same here
