On Sun 18 Oct 2015 at 16:05:41 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > >Squeeze Gnome2 is probably using gdm. What is the output of > > > > apt-get purge gdm > > That command structure is either *MALICIOUS* or sign of terminal ignorance. > Reading http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=apt-get suggests > that > "apt-get -s purge gdm" would be much more reasonable.
There is a first time for everything. I've never before been accused of having malicious intent or being ignorant. I could understand if at times I had been placed in the latter category but people on this list have generally been tolerant of gaps in my knowledge. Use 'apt-get -s purge gdm' by all means if you are unable to locate the 'n' key. > My Squeeze machine is physically unavailable. > However, previous experiments APPEAR to IMPLY answer is gdm3. The actual output is required. > Identical experiments run on Wheezy were a "flop". One reason I've ignored > that release as it required effort to get running while not suggesting any > benefits. > > >I do not know what Jessie Mate uses. What is the output of > > > > apt-get purge <display_manager_on mate> > > And just what might be <display_manager_on mate> sic/(sick)? The name of whatever display manager you are using. (Without < and >). Lightdm, for example. Again, the actual output is required, not something you dimly recollect.
