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Re: upgrading and stuff

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: upgrading and stuff
Date 2021-09-26 19:50 +0200
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On Sun 26 Sep 2021 at 13:03:26 -0400, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:

> On Saturday 25 September 2021 06:36:34 pm Dan Ritter wrote:
> > If the system will not let you login as root from the graphical
> > display manager, it's the GDM's fault. It may be a configurable
> > option in its /etc/whateverdm. If not, you can always replace a
> > recalcitrant GDM with original xdm, which doesn't care so much.
>  
> That appears to be the problem.  GDM? 

Was this conclusion the result of extensive testing? Or did you base
the opinion on what you got fron installing the gutfeeling package? :)

>                                        What do I need to be looking at here?

xserver-xorg-legacy?

-- 
Brian.

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upgrading and stuff "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2021-09-25 23:40 +0200
  Re: upgrading and stuff Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-09-26 00:10 +0200
    Re: upgrading and stuff Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-09-26 11:30 +0200
    Re: upgrading and stuff "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2021-09-26 18:50 +0200
      Re: upgrading and stuff "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-09-26 19:30 +0200
  Re: upgrading and stuff songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-09-26 00:30 +0200
    Re: upgrading and stuff Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-09-26 01:20 +0200
      Re: upgrading and stuff Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-09-26 09:10 +0200
  Re: upgrading and stuff Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-09-26 00:40 +0200
    Re: upgrading and stuff "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2021-09-26 19:10 +0200
      Re: upgrading and stuff Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-09-26 19:50 +0200
      Re: upgrading and stuff "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-09-26 20:00 +0200
        Re: upgrading and stuff "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2021-09-27 16:30 +0200

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