On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:03:03 +0000 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Choosing XFCE from the beginning has already been suggested. I > suggested choosing expert install and then choosing XFCE before being > taken back to the ordinary installation. This also has the advantage > that you don't have to type startx every time you log in, because you > get a desktop manager. Yeah, when making a machine for a less technical or less command-prompt comfortable person, I like to have it boot into GUI via the desktop manager. But when setting it up for myself or for people technically sharp enough to log in and then type "startx" (and people you can trust with the command prompt), I like to boot to the command prompt. Booting to the command prompt gives me an extra test point, and also maximizes the probability that I'll boot to *something*. And, although this isn't rational given that I'm using Debian, Ubuntu's Plymouth has left a bad taste in my mouth for booting directly to GUI. And last but not least, booting to CLI and using startx gives me that nostalgic feeling for when I was a young whippersnapper using Red Hat 5.1. And then there's the fact that on rare occasions, I really don't want a GUI running, even though the machine's a desktop (or notebook). Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140319115041.2793b26d@mydesk
