> However, after trying to understand these configs, my > annoyance of the duplicates is now much less than my > annoyance at trying to eliminate them. Is it just me, > or does gdm seem a bit "over the top" when it comes to > configuration? > I never really took a liking to Gnome....always found > config to be a pain. I'm still feeling that way. I use > XFce primarily, and like it very much. My Dreamlinux > (Debian Etch) distribution does use some Gnome > processes however. > > Best regards. > >
Hey Angus, Yeah GDM seems like it is an overly complicated piece of software. But that is because it is heavily customizable and is used for a variety of purposes (remote login, safe mode, etc). There is another lightweight session chooser called xdm if I am not mistaken but it is not as "pretty" as gdm. I guess if you don't need gdm you can choose to eliminate it from startup and have your X server automatically login to XFCE. I did this before and have the notes somewhere if you need it. I myself don't use the GNOME window manager at all. I use a very lightweight WM called DWM (www.suckless.org/dwm). Amazing piece of software. Check it out. It takes a while to get used to but I find myself more productive now that I am using this. Regards, Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
