On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 6:49 PM Kenneth Parker <sea7k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello! > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 2:51 PM ghe <g...@slsware.net> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 10:16:36AM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> >> >> >> He said above that he expected the `slim` (aka SLiM) display manager. >> >> > Oh. I've never heard of that one. <snip> > > > Neither had I. But, if it can replace SDDM, I'd love to do it, as I am > peeved in a Buster KDE System, on a fairly sizable Partition, with a number > of usernames, based on function. (i.e. devel [Kernel Development], music > [Classical Music], and hercules (IBM Mainframe Emulation), all of which > were set up with my name (same as my normal sea7kenp user). Unfortunately, > SDDM uses your Given Name, instead of username in its Signon Banners! > > So, to test all of this, I just installed a Minimal Buster on a USB > Stick. (When given the choice of Apt Choices, I only check "System > Utilities" and "ssh Server"). > > After the install, I booted it up, properly getting the usual Text > Consoles. So, I do "apt-get install slim", which also brings in several > X11 Packages. That succeeded, and then I Rebooted. > > I have the Original Poster's situation, where X, with slim doesn't come > up. Fancy that! > > Working on it. There seems to be /usr/bin/X11/x<something> missing >> (where it went and why are interesting questions). <snip> > > > In my case, there are, likely other Packages I should have selected, when > installing slim. But my case is the simplest one. > Confirmed: The missing Package, in my case, was the, rather obvious "xinit". It comes with a lot of Dependencies, including those, to get the Drivers, and so forth. > > Thanks much for the systemd suggestions. Looks like they're going to >> solve the problem. >> > > That's an interesting concept: What happens if I enter "systemctl start > graphical-target"? Let's see... > > Ah! Some additional setup needed for sure! "Failed to start > graphical-target.service: Unit graphical-target.service not found". > > So: Installing slim, by itself isn't enough to get Graphics! I'm adding > myself, without the urgency (as this is a Test System) to this issue. > My apologies for my Prior post. I had mistakenly replied, only to ghe. And, to "correct the issue", I did a Copy/Paste of that email, to then send to this list, with "poor results!" > > Thank you and best regards, > > Kenneth Parker >
