On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 01:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
From: Hans Ekbrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Avoid booting direct to X.. I want my starx back
Date: 02 Mar 2002 23:59:21 +0100
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 07:25:51PM +, Lee Braiden wrote:
Don't
On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 19:23, Harry Putnam wrote:
All I really want is to use gnome/sawfish if in X. When I say
`startx' thats what I want to start. I vaguely remember there being
some place where you put a desktop choice and then its settled.
Does debian have something like that too?
it
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 04:23:24PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Whee, got lots of help on that one. And a
Chris Jenks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[...]
I've noticed that it will take a couple of hours to get this to you, but...
what your looking for is .xsession or the .xinitrc
Mark Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[...]
One (of several) ways to do this is (as root):
update-alternatives
Mark Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One (of several) ways to do this is (as root):
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
You will be presented with a list of alternatives that are currently
installed on your system. Pick one.
If the one you want isn't there, install it and
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That doesn't seem to do the job here. Running that command gives me
two choices twm and sawfish. No mention of kde or gnome. Both of
which are installed.
I do want to use sawfish so set that as default but startx still
starts kde.
If you have got
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 03:29:00AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Mark Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One (of several) ways to do this is (as root):
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
[...]
That doesn't seem to do the job here. Running that command gives me
two
On 01/03/02 Bob Thibodeau did speaketh:
Now I can startx but now I get put into a kde session. I'd sooner set
my hair on fire, and I'm mostly bald.
I pulled mine out long ago. ;-)
Be sure to disable Ctrl-Alt-Backspace if you use startx. Otherwise, you
can lock the screen, and
Don't want to nit-pick, but it seems worth clarifying, given the
confusion this often causes...
From: Matijs van Zuijlen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Avoid booting direct to X.. I want my starx back
Date: 02 Mar 2002 13:25:45 +0100
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 07:25:51PM +, Lee Braiden wrote:
Don't want to nit-pick, but it seems worth clarifying, given the
confusion this often causes...
:-) Feel free ...
From: Matijs van Zuijlen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
KDE and Gnome are no window managers. They are session managers.
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 07:25:51PM +, Lee Braiden wrote:
Don't want to nit-pick, but it seems worth clarifying, given the
confusion this often causes...
From: Matijs van Zuijlen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KDE and Gnome are no window managers. They are session managers.
No, they're not. KDE
okay, with no other context than what's below, i can see a
communication breakdown:
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 11:59:21PM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote:
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 07:25:51PM +, Lee Braiden wrote:
Don't want to nit-pick, but it seems worth clarifying, given the
confusion this often
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the defalult run level
/etc/inittab But I see nothing in there that looks
In my redhat dealings it was possible to set default to runlevel 5
which force boot to bring up X. setting runlevel 3 gave you a console
login.
Where is this choice made on debian?
runlevels do not affect Debian. We have a different philosohphy than RedHat.
In Debian, any installed
At 01:32 PM 3/1/02, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the defalult run level
/etc/inittab
Harry Putnam said:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the defalult run level
/etc/inittab But I see
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
| Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
| rinkles.
| 1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
|
| Currently, I get popped right into X.
| I thought this could be contolled by setting the
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the
Which display manager is coming up?
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this
You must have a display manager installed (e.g. xdm, gdm ,kdm, wdm, etc)
If you remove it (apt-get remove xdm), you will not be popped into X
Runlevel 2 is the debian standard. The init files are in /etc/init.d
(corresponding to RH's /etc/rc.d/init.d)
TRS
Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the defalult run level
/etc/inittab But I see nothing in there that
On Friday 01 Mar 2002 6:32 pm, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
remove package xdm, kdm, gdm or wdm (you don't state which display manager
you have installed).
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by setting the
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In my redhat dealings it was possible to set default to runlevel 5
which force boot to bring up X. setting runlevel 3 gave you a console
login.
Where is this choice made on debian?
runlevels do not affect Debian. We have a
: dman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:07 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:Re: Avoid booting direct to X.. I want my starx back
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
| Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Whee, got lots of help on that one. And a couple easy fixes.
Thank you all.
Now I can startx but now I get put into
Em Sex, 2002-03-01 às 17:54, Kurt Yoder escreveu:
Harry Putnam said:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Currently, I get popped right into X.
I thought this could be contolled by
Harry == Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Harry Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there
Harry are a few rinkles. 1) I want to boot to console mode and
Harry call x with startx.
Choose a runlevel that does not use X (I use 2). Rename the files in
At 07:23 PM 3/1/02, Harry Putnam wrote:
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Whee, got lots of help on that one. And a couple easy fixes.
Thank you all.
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 04:23:24PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few
rinkles.
1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx.
Whee, got lots of help on that one. And a
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