Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-17 Thread Gavrila
On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 03:31, Terence Ng wrote: > Hi, > > I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager to > contain /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm > > I have use rcconf to modify /etc/rc?.d > > I have run dpkg --purge gdm > > I have run dpkg-reconfigure -plow xdm > > But startup shows xdm is not the de

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 22:29, Lawrence Houston wrote: > Terence: > > On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Terence Ng wrote: > > > I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager to > > contain /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm > > Startup Script is actual testing for "/usr/bin/X11/xdm", modify > /etc/X11/default-display-manag

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Lawrence Houston
Terence: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Terence Ng wrote: > I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager to > contain /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm Startup Script is actual testing for "/usr/bin/X11/xdm", modify /etc/X11/default-display-manager accordingly... Lawrence Houston -- ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- To U

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Terence Ng
Hi, I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager to contain /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm I have use rcconf to modify /etc/rc?.d I have run dpkg --purge gdm I have run dpkg-reconfigure -plow xdm But startup shows xdm is not the default manager. Any idea? --- Hugh Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Terence Ng
Yes, it is located in /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm. Because there is a shortcut in /usr/bin/X11, it is the same as in /usr/X11R6/bin. --- Hugh Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 11:39:08AM +0800, Terence Ng > wrote: > > I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager, > it > > s

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 06:43:46PM +0200, Mario Vukelic wrote: > On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 12:00, Hugh Saunders wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ which xdm > > /usr/bin/X11/xdm > > And: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ $ ls -l /usr/bin/X11 > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 12 May 25 11:08 /usr/bin/X

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 12:00, Hugh Saunders wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ which xdm > /usr/bin/X11/xdm And: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ $ ls -l /usr/bin/X11 lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 12 May 25 11:08 /usr/bin/X11 -> ../X11R6/bin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ $ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-16 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 11:39:08AM +0800, Terence Ng wrote: > I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager, it > shows: > /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm have you checked that xdm actually exists in that location? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ which xdm /usr/bin/X11/xdm -- hugh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Terence Ng
Hi, I have run: dpkg --purge gdm, dpkg-reconfigure -plow xdm I have modified /etc/X11/default-display-manager, it shows: /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm After I reboot, it still shows that xdm is not the default display manager. Best regards, Terence --- Hugh Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun,

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 08:57:19PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:42:43PM +0100, Hugh Saunders wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:10:17PM +0200, Mario Vukelic wrote: > > > First, you really should use aptitude to install and remove stuff. > > > Try that first. > > > > I

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:42:43PM +0100, Hugh Saunders wrote: > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:10:17PM +0200, Mario Vukelic wrote: > > First, you really should use aptitude to install and remove stuff. > > Try that first. > > Its fine to suggest aptitude, its usefull in some situations, but i > dont

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 17:42, Hugh Saunders wrote: > Its fine to suggest aptitude, its usefull in some situations, but i dont > think you can say that people _should_ use it. People can install packages > however they like apt-get, dpkg, aptitude, synaptic, wajig, etc. Sure, however, they should r

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 07:58:38AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:36:06PM +0100, Hugh Saunders wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ man dpkg-reconfigure |grep plow > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > > > been doing some farming?? > > The man page is out of date if it doesn't include

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:36:06PM +0100, Hugh Saunders wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ man dpkg-reconfigure |grep plow > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > been doing some farming?? The man page is out of date if it doesn't include -plow... - -- .''`. B

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:10:17PM +0200, Mario Vukelic wrote: > First, you really should use aptitude to install and remove stuff. Try > that first. Its fine to suggest aptitude, its usefull in some situations, but i dont think you can say that people _should_ use it. People can install packages h

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 07:12:43AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > Since there's no real benefit to having more than one display manager > installed, dpkg --purge gdm, dpkg-reconfigure -plow xdm [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ man dpkg-reconfigure |grep plow [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ been doing some farming?? --

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 15:45, Terence Ng wrote: > I cannot remove gdm by running: dpkg --remove gdm First, you really should use aptitude to install and remove stuff. Try that first. In general, copying the error messages is more likely to generate helpful answers that just saying you "cannot" :)

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 07:19:25PM +0800, Terence Ng wrote: > but message shows: > Not starting X display manager (xdm); it is not the > default display manager. > > I have viewed /etc/X11/default-display-manager > and it shows: > /etc/bin/gdm > What

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Terence Ng
I cannot remove gdm by running: dpkg --remove gdm and I have already installed xdm --- Mario Vukelic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 13:19, Terence Ng wrote: > > > I have viewed /etc/X11/default-display-manager > > and it shows: > > /etc/bin/gdm > > > > but I do not know how

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 07:19:25PM +0800, Terence Ng wrote: > Hi! > > How do I set xdm as default? I have tried: > rcconf and select xdm and > /etc/init.d/xdm start > > but message shows: > Not starting X display manager (xdm); it is not the > default display manager. > > I have viewed /etc

Re: How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 13:19, Terence Ng wrote: > I have viewed /etc/X11/default-display-manager > and it shows: > /etc/bin/gdm > > but I do not know how to set, since there is no > /etc/bin/xdm such file. If xdm is installed, edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager to read /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm. May

How to set xdm as default

2003-06-15 Thread Terence Ng
Hi! How do I set xdm as default? I have tried: rcconf and select xdm and /etc/init.d/xdm start but message shows: Not starting X display manager (xdm); it is not the default display manager. I have viewed /etc/X11/default-display-manager and it shows: /etc/bin/gdm but I do not know how to