Following your indicationsn now I have text, X, or kde, at will. Thanks a lot francesco On Tuesday 30 May 2006 10:59, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Tue, 30 May 2006 09:27:00 +0200 > > Francesco Pietra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On debian 32 etch/sid I am trying from a few days frustratingly to > > prevent kde from starting at the command <startx>. I already asked > > for advice but the problem was not solved. I am posing the question > > again because the position may have been blurred from repeated > > e-mails. > > > > What I want is the X-system (which is what I normally need in > > combination with Open Motif) and the possibility to start kde from > > <startkde> only when I need it. > > > > Today I updated xserver-org. What I have is: > > X-Window System version 7.0.0 > > X Protocol Version 11 Rev 0 Release 7.0 > > > > I removed gdm and xdm with command > > #apt-get remove gdm kdm xdm > > > > Now the system boots to text but <startx> launches both X and, > > unwillingly, also kde. > > > > I forgot before the last step to reconfigure; see what happens: > > > > debian:/home/francesco# dpkg -reconfigure kdm > > dpkg: conflicting actions --control and --remove > > > > Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages > > [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; > > Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; > > Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; > > Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; > > Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU > > GPL) [*]. > > > > Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' > > or `more' ! > > debian:/home/francesco# > > > > I understand that there is a conflict but I am unable to solve it. > > Help please. > > Thank you > > francesco pietra > > The quick solution: create a shell script called .Xsession in your home > directory and invoke whatever clients you wish to run when X starts, > e.g.: > > #!/bin/sh > xrdb -load $HOME/.Xresources > exec xterm > > This script will be run when you do 'startx'. > > Or if you just want to launch the X Window System alone, why not run > 'X'? > > You might also want to look into the alternatives for x-session-manager > and x-window-manager under /etc/alternatives. > > -- > > Liam
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