Subject: Re: how to turn off desktop environments?
From: Dr. Alfonso F. Agnew (aagnew@mail.smu.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 07 2001 - 11:34:32 MDT
Scott,
Here is a possibility for you that I temporarily used when I had messed up some *dm
files. Permanently have the machine to boot into init level 3. Then put `startx'
in your .bash_profile startup file (assuming you use bash). Together with your
.xinitrc changes, this has the effect of using the nongraphical level 3 type login
as a (limited) *dm, that starts X automatically. You then don't have to go to init
5 then down to init 3, then up to X, etc., which I agree is a bit clunky. However,
you won't have a pretty login screen, which typically isn't missed over time.
If space isn't an issue, leave the gnome and kde rpms there. You never know what
you'll learn or find useful by having these programs around. There is no reason to
remove them to accomplish what you are tryng to, in regards to login configuration.
Alfonso
Scott Frankel wrote:
> Yep, switching the default runlevel then letting .xinitrc do the rest works!
> But ... it's kind'a clunky. It'd be real nice if there were a way to enter the
> graphical login screen on bootup, without having to go through a Desktop
> Environment.
>
> My hesitation with removing the gnome & kde rpms is that I'd like to use
> programs that are, at least nominally, associated with these environments;
> i.e.: either gnome-pim or Korganizer.
>
> Do you s'pose I'd still be able to use one of those programs even if the
> "parent" environment is no longer present?
>
> Thanks for the suggestions!
> Scott
>
> "Paul J. Lucas" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Scott Frankel wrote:
> >
> > > I'd like to turn off the desktop environments running under YDL 2.0, and run
> > > with just a window manager. How?
> > >
> > > I've tried editing the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file, removing the "KDE"
> > > string. But at reboot, I'd found myself loggin into the gnome dt environment
> > > instead!
> >
> > Switch to runlevel 3, not 5, and start only exactly what you
> > want via your .xinitrc.
> >
> > Also, if you remove KDE and Gnome RPMs, then they can't
> > possibly be started.
> >
> > - Paul
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