Thanks! I went with this solution. All I have done is Install Debian without Desktop selected aptitude install i3 (which installs some other stuff needed by i3) aptitude install xinit (needed for running startx) aptitude install xterm (needed for opening a terminal in i3)
Don't really think that a graphical login manager would make me any happier. :) i3 looks just like a windows manager should look like, and I really like that they have documented it... Of course I'll have to install iceweasel and stuff manually, but it's not like that's difficult to do. Thanks for all your help, everybody! /Fred On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 12:20 AM, <berenger.mo...@neutralite.org> wrote: > Le 21.09.2013 21:41, Fred a écrit : > > but I understand I need to do more than that. Seems like I need some >> display manager also? >> >> I did try to do >> >> aptitude install slim >> >> which installs, but it's not like it magically autostarts when I boot >> the system. >> >> What I need is to config slim to autostart, which will run i3 upon >> login? >> >> Or do I need to set up the X server to autostart? >> >> Thanks for any help! >> > > You do not need to install any manager ( gdm, slim, kdm... ) to start an X > session: simply install xinit ( if it is still not here, I think it is > required by session managers? ) and start your X session with "startx". > > Doing it by hand everytime is quite boring, of course, so you can add > those lines to your ~/.bash_profile (create the file if it does not exists) > : > ########### > if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ `tty` == /dev/tty1 ] > then > startx > fi > ########### > If you need a hint about what is the -z, take a look at "man test", since > in bash "[ something ]" means "test something". > > Since you are searching for the lightest solution, I think this is what > you want. Of course, it means your login will not be a shiny graphical one, > but if you really intend to use i3 (which I am using, it is really a nice > wm) you probably do not aim at shiny stuff. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > debian-user-REQUEST@lists.**debian.org<debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org>with > a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/**ffd4270cb9ac25bd5c5fc38eb59e7d** > 6...@neutralite.org<http://lists.debian.org/ffd4270cb9ac25bd5c5fc38eb59e7...@neutralite.org> > >
