> You *can* remove gdm safely. All the other packages will still be in the
> system, and so will still be kept up-to-date.
The problem with removing gdm is that it will remove the task-helix-core package
as well. While that doesn't seem to be a problem (the package is just an empty
packgake of r
Joey Tsai wrote:
> Well, I use gdm, and the problem I have is that I cannot remove it without
> breaking task-helix-core, which keeps me up to date with the helixcode
> packages.
You *can* remove gdm safely. All the other packages will still be in the
system, and so will still be kept up-to-date
> > I personally think the most elegant way to do this is the "debian way" and
> > use "update-rc.d" to remove xdm (or gdm for helixgnomers) from the startup.
>
> If you're not going to use xdm, remove it. If you're going to use it for
> non-console logins, my suggestion is IMO appropriate. It's
On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 02:30:27AM -0400, Joey Tsai wrote:
>
> > > remove the reference to XDM in the startup scripts, deinstall XDM, or
> > > remove
> > > the symlinks to XDM in /etc/rcX.d directories (this just prevents it from
> > > starting, does not remove it).
> >
> > A more elegant (IMO)
> > remove the reference to XDM in the startup scripts, deinstall XDM, or remove
> > the symlinks to XDM in /etc/rcX.d directories (this just prevents it from
> > starting, does not remove it).
>
> A more elegant (IMO) solution is to modify /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers.
I personally think the most eleg
On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 03:41:04PM +0200, J.T. Wenting wrote:
> remove the reference to XDM in the startup scripts, deinstall XDM, or remove
> the symlinks to XDM in /etc/rcX.d directories (this just prevents it from
> starting, does not remove it).
> XDM can be a pain. At one point X setup crashed
I used apt-get remove xdm and it cured the problem. Thanks for your help
On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 06:22:41AM -0700 59, Dale Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
> makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command
Frodo Baggins wrote:
>
> Dale Morris scripsit:
> >How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
> >makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command line. It's the
> >yellow screen that asks for my username and password.
> >thanks
>
> Simply press Ctrl-Alt-F
P.S. While we're talking about screens, how to turn of screenblanking in
text-mode?
> -Original Message-
> From: Dale Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 15:23
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Command Line on logout
>
>
&g
Quoting Dale Morris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
> makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command line. It's the
> yellow screen that asks for my username and password.
If you really just want an occasional command
Dale Morris scripsit:
>How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
>makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command line. It's the
>yellow screen that asks for my username and password.
>thanks
Simply press Ctrl-Alt-Fn 1<=n<=6 and you'll get a term
login
How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command line. It's the
yellow screen that asks for my username and password.
thanks
--dale
"How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterward"
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