Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-23 Thread Fred
Thanks! I went with this solution. All I have done is Install Debian without Desktop selected aptitude install i3 (which installs some other stuff needed by i3) aptitude install xinit (needed for running startx) aptitude install xterm (needed for opening a terminal in i3) Don't really think th

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-23 Thread Jochen Spieker
Josef Bailey: > > Also since your going to be booting to the cli you will possibly need > to change your runlevl in /etc/inittab > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-changing-run-levels.html (Run > level) Debian always boots into runlevel 2 by default. If a login manager (gdm/kdm/lightdm) is

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-22 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 9/23/13, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On 09/22/2013 06:49 PM, Morel Bérenger wrote: >> For the 2nd issue, it seems you do not have installed a package for >> me. Package which could have been automatically installed by whatever >> other wm you use, or any other software. >> I already had issues w

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-22 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 09/22/2013 06:49 PM, Morel Bérenger wrote: > Ok, problem solved by simply waiting... strange. Anyway, I can not > reproduce your problem, here, pressing 'n' goes to next unread > message. Is it what it should do? If yes, then it works fine. > I would really like to see your i3 configuration file

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-22 Thread Morel Bérenger
On 23/09/2013 00:26, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: Le 22.09.2013 01:14, Paul Cartwright a écrit : On 09/21/2013 03:58 PM, Josef Bailey wrote: i3 is a very good wm I just installed & ran I3. I have a couple of issues. 1. it breaks Thunderbirds "n" to go to Next Message in another folde

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-22 Thread berenger . morel
Le 22.09.2013 01:14, Paul Cartwright a écrit : On 09/21/2013 03:58 PM, Josef Bailey wrote: i3 is a very good wm I just installed & ran I3. I have a couple of issues. 1. it breaks Thunderbirds "n" to go to Next Message in another folder. So you have to constantly use the mouse to move to the

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-22 Thread berenger . morel
Le 21.09.2013 21:41, Fred a écrit : but I understand I need to do more than that. Seems like I need some display manager also? I did try to do aptitude install slim which installs, but it's not like it magically autostarts when I boot the system. What I need is to config slim to autostart, wh

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-21 Thread Bob Proulx
green wrote: > If you want to be automatically logged in without authentication, try > the nodm package. Otherwise, I do not know much about slim; can you > try running `dpkg-reconfigure slim` as root? Previously I have used the lightdm graphical login manager for setting up "kiosk mode". In the

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-21 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 09/21/2013 03:58 PM, Josef Bailey wrote: > i3 is a very good wm I just installed & ran I3. I have a couple of issues. 1. it breaks Thunderbirds "n" to go to Next Message in another folder. So you have to constantly use the mouse to move to the next folder 2. You can no longer click on web links

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-21 Thread green
Fred wrote at 2013-09-21 14:41 -0500: > I manage to install i3 by doing > aptitude install i3 > but I understand I need to do more than that. Seems like I need some > display manager also? > I did try to do > aptitude install slim > which installs, but it's not like it magically autostarts when I b

Re: Don't want a desktop environment

2013-09-21 Thread Josef Bailey
On 09/21, Fred wrote: > Greetings! > I'm a noob coming from Ubuntu, wanting a cleaner, quicker system. > More specifically, I would like to try the I3 window manager which seems > really nice. > > Or do I need to set up the X server to autostart? > > Thanks for any help! Hello fred i3 is a very