In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > I am attempting to migrate from RedHat to Debian. I just can not take > living in "dependency hell" anymore, and keeping it updated is almost as > expensive as the product from Redmond.
I made the same switch recently. > My questions: > 1. What is the mechanism used to select between Gnome and KDE as the > default window environment? Specifically, how do I select one or the > other? In RedHat, there is a Desktop Switching Tool which does this > for the user (a tool called switcher). I have not found a Debian > equivalent. Does one exist? If not, what needs to be done to pick one > or the other? You should be able to select this from a display manager menu, i.e. at the login prompt. > 2. When first installed, Debian uses a GUI login. I have never used one, > don't know why I want one, and can think of lots of reasons why I don't > want one. I have not found a way to eliminate this. In RedHat, all > that is necessary is a simple change in /etc/inittab: > I understand the default run-level in Debian is 2, not 3, so the correct > line should read: > ID:2:INITDEFAULT: > > Well, it does, but I still get the GUI login. This is simple and very > straightforward. I not sure what to do in Debian. Debian doesn't use a separate runlevel for X by default. You could make it more similar to RH if you want to, but that may be more trouble than it's worth. If I didn't want a graphical login, I'd just remove all links to xdm, gdm, and kdm in /etc/rc2.d. > 3. I usually use Gnome. Currently, it will not allow root to log in. > How do I change this to something appropriate for an ADULT? I can't imagine why you'd ever want to login to GNOME as root, but if you really want to, try editing the config file of your display manager (under /etc/X11/gdm for gdm, or /etc/X11/xdm for xdm, or someplace else for kdm, dunno where). Regards, Johan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
