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| From | Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 |
| Date | 2017-10-19 01:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <uC5tD-797-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | (6 earlier) <uBBcd-3zA-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <uBD4m-4QZ-15@gated-at.bofh.it> <uBEa6-5yO-13@gated-at.bofh.it> <uBEjL-5CP-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <uBF69-6dl-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | PC Repair |
On 10/17/2017 11:42 AM, Brian wrote: > On Tue 17 Oct 2017 at 13:56:37 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 06:42:04PM +0100, Brian wrote: >>> On Tue 17 Oct 2017 at 11:38:40 -0500, David Wright wrote: >>>> On Tue 17 Oct 2017 at 19:32:11 (+0500), Alexan:der V. Makartsev wrote: >>>>> Deprecated doesn't mean it doesn't exist or work anymore at all, it >>>>> means it isn't supported anymore and should not be used. >>>>> Look it up, it was deprecated for quite some time. >> >>> https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8737 >> >> So it's deprecated in Mageia GNU/Linux? OK. If I were a Mageia user (or >> had ever heard of it before today) that might carry some weight with me. >> >> Just curious, what are Mageia users expected to use instead of startx if >> they want to start a traditional X session from a console? Or is that >> no longer a supported configuration at all? (By traditional, I mean >> a ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc file that contains "exec twm" or whatever >> window manager you prefer.) >> >> Did they simply throw every window manager under the bus and say "Nope, >> sorry, you gotta run a desktop environment now"? > > That is possible, but I'm not going to invest the time in finding out. > The purpose of my post was to point out Alexan:der V. Makartsev's use > of a post from elsewhere without acknowledgement and indicate Debian's > attitude towards startx (without going into detail). > > I use startx. My users get xdm because they have poor memories for the > names of commands and like pretty pictures. I use startx a lot because I install a lot of systems from a base install and after installing drivers, firmware and desktop I can startx and do my desktop setup before rebooting or logging out. I'm sure there are other ways like starting sddm or start plasma or? But I know and use startx. -- Jimmy Johnson Debian Buster - KDE Plasma 5.10.5 - AMD A8-7600 - EXT4 at sda7 Registered Linux User #380263
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removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 14:00 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 14:20 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 14:20 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 14:30 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 14:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 16:00 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 16:10 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-10-17 16:20 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 16:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-10-17 16:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 18:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2017-10-17 21:10 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 22:30 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-17 18:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-10-17 19:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-10-17 20:00 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-17 20:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-17 21:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-10-17 22:00 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-17 23:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-22 09:30 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-10-17 20:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-10-19 01:00 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2017-10-18 11:20 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@gmail.com> - 2017-10-18 20:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-18 21:20 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@gmail.com> - 2017-10-18 21:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-19 01:30 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-10-19 08:30 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-20 00:10 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-20 10:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-21 18:40 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-21 21:50 +0200
Re: removing of sddm (debian 9 -kde5) to start in console mode then startx to start kde5 Stephane L <stephanel35@yahoo.fr> - 2017-10-17 16:20 +0200
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