On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > wrote: > > > > 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. > > Using systemd's multi-user target may be a bit easier: > > systemctl set-default multi-user.target > > When ready, the gui can be (re)enabled with: > > systemctl set-default graphical.target > Wouldn't setting runlevel3.target accomplish the same thing? > > Jeff > > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
