[GRLUG] gui on a server

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>When *I* was a kid (early 20's) the gui was started at a runlevel. 
>Runlevel3 was the command line, runlevel5 got you the gui.  Startx 
>actually changed the runlevel.

are u sure?  back on igdrassil and friends startx was for running the X server in runlevel 3.  runlevel 5 ("init 5") always implies a display manager - although current display managers support autologins.


letting a display manager run is a good thing.  they are integrated with keyrings, etc... so u get the full desktop experience.

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Adam Tauno Williams