[wellylug] Window Managers from startx

[Nick Jensen]

> > On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Nick Jensen wrote:
> > > OK, that sounds good. But will it still try to start KDE in the 
>background?
> >
> > It's been a while since i've used Debian on a *desktop* but I believe 
>the
> > best way to stop KDM starting is to either uninstall it, or remove the
> > symlink from /etc/rc3.d/ - it's probably called S99kdm or something. 
>That
> > just leaves you with a normal console login, from which you can manually
> > run 'startx'. However this won't work 'per-user' as it's a system 
>setting.
>
>My preference is to edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager - just make it
>something bogus. Sticking a # in front of the kdm line works fine. That
>way all installed display manager scripts start, decide they're not
>default and give up.
>
>I'm not sure that that's what Nick was asking for, though ...

I actually did edit the default-display-manager to stop kdm loading by 
default - I just put "none" in there or something like that.
And you're right, that's not exactly what I meant. I was talking about the 
way KDE is started when I run startx currently - if I just add a .xinitrc 
file that loads Enlightenment, will KDE still try to start? I assume it 
won't, but where does it say "only load KDE if there is no .xinitrc file"?
The X howto link that Brent posted looks like it might be useful for 
tracking down the various steps X uses to load up, I'll have a closer look 
at it tonight.
Thanks all

    Nick

_________________________________________________________________
Listen to music online with the Xtra Broadband Channel  
http://xtra.co.nz/broadband