Display Manager: set manually

[zeroth404]

I've googled my brains out over this. I once figured out how to do this in Slackware (found which file to edit).

I'm on Gentoo now and I want to know what file I can edit to change my display manager.

I'd also like to know how to do this is Debian and Slackware.

[bryansmith]

I don't quite know for sure for those distros but try /etc/inittab. I am positive that /etc/inittab is where you do it for Slackware. For Gentoo, check the wiki.

*EDIT* - It appears, according to the wiki, that /etc/rc.conf is what you are looking for in Gentoo.

Bryan

[zeroth404]

I don't quite know for sure for those distros but try /etc/inittab. I am positive that /etc/inittab is where you do it for Slackware. For Gentoo, check the wiki.

Bryan

theoretically, it should be distro independant. theoretically, it should be contained in xorg.conf, seeign as how xorg is the X server loading the display manager. thanks.

Still looking for the debian way though.

[budman7]

For Gentoo, you will want to put gdm or kdm in your rc.conf file.
Then do as root

rc-update add xdm default

[bryansmith]

theoretically, it should be distro independant. theoretically, it should be contained in xorg.conf, seeign as how xorg is the X server loading the display manager. thanks.

Still looking for the debian way though.

Actually, xorg.conf has nothing to do with determining which display manager is used. Your xorg.conf just determines how your video settings are set.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=406573 - I don't know if that thread answers it but I hope it does.

Bryan

[oz]

I change my WM from within my /home/user/.xinitrc file with something like:

# exec fvwm
# exec icewm
# exec pekwm
# exec fluxbox
# exec openbox
# exec startxfce4

You can remove any you don't want, or you add others and simply uncomment whichever one you want to run.

[oz]

Oops... I misread the post as window manager instead of "display manager".

[bryansmith]

I vaguely remember when I used Debian Sid that when a new display manager was installed, it would ask you which one you wanted to use.

Sorry, I know my answers are vague but I am trying to remember back to my Debian days.

Bryan

[Fraggle]

Still looking for the debian way though.

I did it just yesterday. If you install a new one, you will indeed be asked wich one you want to use. Can't be easier
You can set it manually in /etc/X11/default-display-manager
there is a line '/usr/bin/gdm' there in my case, and that's all

[Game master pro]

I don't quite know for sure for those distros but try /etc/inittab. I am positive that /etc/inittab is where you do it for Slackware. For Gentoo, check the wiki.

*EDIT* - It appears, according to the wiki, that /etc/rc.conf is what you are looking for in Gentoo.

Bryan

For slackware you run xwmconfig, to change the wm, i don't know if that might work for gentoo, i highly doubt it