killall xdm
apt-get remove kdm
apt-get install gdm (most likely xdm is removed anyway when you install gdm,
but I wouldn't take any chances)
question: Do you want to search for other window managers? <yes>
I'll show you tonight how to add additional window managers to gdm. You just
need to copy 1 file to another name.
If you just want a shell, use the VC's, although you can set up the different
runlevels just by deleting the entry in /etc/rcX.d that starts the process,
where X is the runlevel. Of course, this might break some things later on
down the line, though not too badly if you know how to fix it.
--Mike
"Timothy L. Bolz" wrote:
> I am using xdm and would like to change to what I believe is gdm. All I
> should have to do is apt-get install gdm in Debian. This should change
> all the rc scripts to gdm. I haven't' done this yet. Before I do this I
> want to change the default window manager from fvwm to maybe icewm or
> windowmaker. What conf file would I edit. The beauty of linux editing a
> text file instead of a arcane registry.
>
> In Debian rc 2-5 start you off in x. What I would like to do is have 2
> start just a shell. Now would I just go delete the xdm file in /etc/rc2.d
> and would this do it. I want to be in a shell to startx. Just in case
> xdm or x becomes broken. If this x becomes broken your out of luck if
> it's starting in X . I've had a problem with xdm being broken. Plus I
> like shells rather than x for doing some things. I looked at the rc#.d
> files 2-5 looks alike. I don't know why they didn't have some other
> configurations like some of the other distro's. Well I guess you can I
> can edit them to suit my needs.
>
> Tim
>
>
