modifing initab

bloodyscript · 03-17-2012, 10:17 AM

my initab was originally setup for xterm no gui. now im looking to add gui support i installed gnome gdm metacity. i changed

Code:

id:3:initdefault:

to

Code:

id:5:initdefault:

. now i also installed enlightenment so if i want to uninstall gnome and just use enlightenment what would be a good replacement for gdm and what part of the initab would i place the

Code:

X:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon

would i replace this line

Code:

x:a:once:/etc/X11/startDM.sh

or add it afterwards or b4

ButterflyMelissa · 03-17-2012, 02:22 PM

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now i also installed enlightenment so if i want to uninstall gnome and just use enlightenment what would be a good replacement for gdm and what part of the initab would i place the

Dont, you dont need to uninstall anything. For starters, GDM makes for a graphical login. Using E17 is done after GDM is passed. Besides, some stuff could rely on Gnome stuff. For example, I use XFCE, and that uses some Gnome stuff. I use GDM for graphical logins, so, I'd not uninstall it...

I'm not familiar with Sabayon, but in Arch, you'd add this line to .xinitrc:

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exec enlightenment_start

And that should do. By the way, E17 is still somewhat experimental. A gorgeous, but still experimental, beauty...

Thor

bloodyscript · 03-17-2012, 07:30 PM

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And that should do. By the way, E17 is still somewhat experimental. A gorgeous, but still experimental, beauty...

i know it look really nice so i want to see how it works.

i changed this

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exec enlightenment_start

to

Code:

# x:a:once:/etc/X11/startDM.sh
x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon

it worked useing e17

ukiuki · 03-18-2012, 12:08 AM

Now if you want a lighter login manager try Slim.

Regards

ButterflyMelissa · 03-18-2012, 02:39 AM

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i know it look really nice so i want to see how it works.

Hmm, if that's all there is to it, I'd try MacPup. It runs E17 in a gorgeous way. Should give you a clear view of what E17 is. MacPup allows you to run it in memory without having to install it...in fact, that's its default startup mode...
Besides, it will avoid you messing up your core system...

Thor