Alternative to slim and gdm?

Roberth · 2007-06-30 03:00:18

Hello

I'm looking for an alternative to gdm and slim, the issue is that slim is to simple, if I log out of the xserver session I'm just getting thrown out to the terminal and the classic login screen, while gdm gets to big and bloated and gnomish.

Are there any alternatives at all?

Phrodo_00 · 2007-06-30 03:03:36

hhhmm.... kdm?

ozar · 2007-06-30 03:11:11

You could try xdm, or do what I do and use no display manager at all and just login from the command line.

ezzetabi · 2007-06-30 11:51:26

I am a slim user and I never had that kind of problems...

Are you sure that your /etc/inittab look like this?
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim

from what you say it seems it is
x:5:once:/usr/bin/slim

Last edited by ezzetabi (2007-06-30 11:53:59)

Roberth · 2007-06-30 14:46:21

ezzetabi wrote:

I am a slim user and I never had that kind of problems...
Are you sure that your /etc/inittab look like this?
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim
from what you say it seems it is
x:5:once:/usr/bin/slim

Well I have never tried Slim that way, only as an daemon, I will try.

.:B:. · 2007-06-30 21:56:36

Using inittab instead of putting it in your DAEMONS=() array is the most versatile solution. Rc.conf is executed no matter whether you boot in runlevel 3 or 5, and there's no difference between it. Inittab, on the other hand, can deal with the different runlevels, so if you actually decide to boot into runlevel 3, it will not start your login manager (and X).

Ankka · 2007-06-30 21:58:15

B wrote:

Using inittab instead of putting it in your DAEMONS=() array is the most versatile solution. Rc.conf is executed no matter whether you boot in runlevel 3 or 5, and there's no difference between it. Inittab, on the other hand, can deal with the different runlevels, so if you actually decide to boot into runlevel 3, it will not start your login manager (and X).

OTOH it's slightly slower via inittab on boot. 5-10 seconds.

slackhack · 2007-06-30 22:52:59

that's weird -- slim run as an rc.conf daemon "respawns" for me when i log out of X. that's with xfce - what desktop are you using?

kano · 2007-06-30 23:38:29

I've had some issues with slim doing that as a daemon aswell... sometimes it would "respawn" when I logged out (was using xfce at the time) while other times it would drop me a console. :\

Ended up just switching to GDM, but that's not an option for you.

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#1 2007-06-30 03:00:18

Alternative to slim and gdm?

#2 2007-06-30 03:03:36

Re: Alternative to slim and gdm?

#3 2007-06-30 03:11:11

Re: Alternative to slim and gdm?

#4 2007-06-30 11:51:26

Re: Alternative to slim and gdm?

#5 2007-06-30 14:46:21

Re: Alternative to slim and gdm?

#6 2007-06-30 21:56:36

Re: Alternative to slim and gdm?

#7 2007-06-30 21:58:15

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#8 2007-06-30 22:52:59

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