> > [ It might be clearer to write "Desktop Environment" (or DE) instead > of "desktop manager" because of the latter's having the same initials > as Display Manager (or DM). ]
You are right. > That said, what are the advantages of running a DM in your case, > compared with using startx? One big disadvantage has already been > mentioned (that Linux Consoles rely on particular drivers far less > than X does). > I use more than one X session. startx would work just as good but then I will not know how to commute between sessions. The Ctrl-Alt-Fx or Shift-Fx would not work since startx starts the X on a higher terminal... If I press Ctrl-Alt-F1 I do not have a way to return to X. I have to kill the X and type startx again. I never studied startx carefully, I just rely on xdm that I fully configured. Ionel
