Re: [Nolug] XDM - Debian Question

On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 23:53, G. Meyers wrote:
> I installed Debian 3.0 not too long ago. Changed source from
> stable to testing, did an apt-get update and upgrade. Decided
> to get XFree86 so I did an "apt-get install x-window-system".
> This installed XDM. Don't really care too much for XDM and would
> either like to remove it or at least install either GDM or KDM in
> its place.
>
> How do I go about removing XDM? When I start Debian, it imediately
> goes to the graphical log in screen. If I go to xterm and issue
> an apt-get remove XDM, will that mess things up as I am basically
> runing XDM when I issue that command? (Hope that makes sense.)
>
> Or, is it easier to apt-get KDM (for example), have debconf con-
> figure the system for its use then apt-get remove XDM. Either way,
> I think I want XDM off the system.
>
> As you can probably tell, I am somewhat new to this. Any sugges-
> tions on how to go about removing XDM would be much appreciated.

Glue2,

I'm not a fan of GUI logins either. So, I did what you think is
correct: "# apt-get -u --purge remove xdm", and when I log out, it
brings me to the $ prompt. Then, when I want X, I type startx.

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