On Sat, 16 Jun 2018 20:19:15 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat 16 Jun 2018 at 12:06:24 +0200, Siard wrote: > > > Now in some local list, I've heard someone maintain that starting X > > with startx is very old, untested, deprecated, certainly in a > > systemd environment. A display manager would control various things > > concerning your login session in cooperation with systemd. > > I've never heard of that. Is it true, should one refrain from using > > startx nowadays? > > Old? Indeed. Prehistoric even. :) That's its charm. > > Untested? Not at all; many test it all the time > > Deprecated? By whom? And why? > > Refrain from using it? It works well on Debian. +1 I use startx manually (my Stretch system by default boots to a terminal), but don't use a desktop or environment, just Openbox as a window manager and a single LXPanel. Plus, I use sysvinit as the init. Although the systemd libraries are still there for dependencies. Easier than trying to have a systemd-free system. No problems so far. B
