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Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I'm curious as to how everyone is loading the DE's they use.  I like to load the "proper" way in inittab and changing the runlevel to 5 but I see more and more recommendations to use the rc.conf DAEMON line method or even backgrounding it like so (kde example)..

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network hal crond alsa @kdm)

I know that backgrounding it daemon line style will give that feel of a "faster bootup" but I'm not sure if it's ok to leave the "purist" method of inittab behind.  Is it safe or is it going to cause unforseen problems down the road?

What do you think and what do you use?

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I prefer the inittab approach, because that way X won't start if I boot to runlevel 3.

watsonalgas

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Registered: 2007-01-15

Posts: 92

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I prefer the inittab approach, because that way X won't start if I boot to runlevel 3.

How do you boot into 3 if you have inittab set to 5?

I use inittab, just cause.

stjepan

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Registered: 2006-07-02

Posts: 76

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

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Last edited by stjepan (2022-09-20 21:46:07)

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

watsonalgas: simply append the runlevel to your kernel command line when booting

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Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

oh bash_profile style.. very nice

lets not forget about .xinitrc style also

SiD

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Xgl+startxfce4 in ~/.bash_profile

I did not know that this is possible, just tried it out with startx in ~/.bash_profile and this ~/.xinitrc

xbindkeys & 
exec startxfce4

I like it!

edit:
Before I used SLiM startet via inittab...

Last edited by SiD (2007-04-14 08:39:25)

Master Beef

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Registered: 2005-05-28

Posts: 37

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

in .bashrc

if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) = /dev/vc/1 ]; then
    startx
fi

in .xinitrc

exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13" &
exec imwheel -kb "89" &
exec nitrogen --restore &
exec xscreensaver &
exec openbox

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pauldonnelly

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Registered: 2006-06-19

Posts: 776

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I just run startx by hand when I need it.

Exclamation

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Registered: 2006-08-07

Posts: 53

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I use startx and have it run at init 5.
Used this guide: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Start_X_at_boot

darweth

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From: Brooklyn, NY

Registered: 2007-04-07

Posts: 68

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I am the noob gdm daemon man of the thread.

Dieter@be

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-11-05

Posts: 2,001

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

i just login and type startx (eg how real men do it ;-))

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hrist

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-01-07

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

yep me too

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patroclo7

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From: Bassano del Grappa, ITALY

Registered: 2006-01-11

Posts: 915

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I am ALMOST a real man too: I autologin on the console (I am on my personal laptop), then I type startx, since I want to use X only sometimes.

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hussam

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Registered: 2006-03-26

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I use initab to start at runlevel 5.
If I want to go to runlevel 3, I simply type: 'init 3'

Last edited by hussam (2007-04-14 10:45:03)

Harbin

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Registered: 2007-04-14

Posts: 3

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

inittab here

DaNiMoTh

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Registered: 2006-06-10

Posts: 260

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Daemon style..
Because sometimes my parents want to use this PC, and with GDM a lot of difficulties ( for them ) disappear

z3ppelin

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Registered: 2006-07-10

Posts: 171

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Here also deamon style gdm, i would use .bashrc method if gnome-volume-manager would run.

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Update: I kicked the DE out, I startx now

Last edited by Ramses de Norre (2008-01-07 18:00:24)

mouse256

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From: Antwerpen, Belgium

Registered: 2005-08-24

Posts: 247

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I use inittab style, I think it's more clean.
And there was another reason why I switched (I used the daemon method), but I can't remember it

syd

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From: Auckland, NZ

Registered: 2006-01-22

Posts: 155

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

startx method here.

I find that its really quick when you want to make small changes to your setup. I don't know why i do that but i find i do.
One day I'll realize that the setup ive got is what i like and i don't need to try other thinks. (I hope)

PJ

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2005-10-11

Posts: 602

Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

I use inittab style, I think it's more clean.
And there was another reason why I switched (I used the daemon method), but I can't remember it

Same here.

beza1e1

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From: Karlsruhe, Germany

Registered: 2007-04-15

Posts: 30

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

gdm in DAEMON. Simply Beautiful.

Pierre

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From: Bonn

Registered: 2004-07-05

Posts: 1,964

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Real men are using inittab and kdm with auto-login. ;-)

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Ryochan7

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From: Peoria, IL

Registered: 2006-01-02

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Re: How do you load your DE? deamon style or inittab?

Inittab