How to install GDM

Info

GDM is a replacement of XDM, just like SLiM. GDM stands for Gnome Display Manager, and it is capable to log on remote computers, as well as the local one. It supports a variety of configurations, and there is hundreds of visual themes for it. These are located at http://www.gnome-look.org∞.
The version I'm covering here is 2.18. For more info, see http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/docs/2.18/gdm.html∞.

Installation

This is how I did it under Wolvix 1.1.0 Hunter. Any improvements and/or comments welcome.

To install GDM and use it instead of SLiM, follow these steps:

-Start up Gslapt Package Manager.
-Find GDM, and select "Install".
-Click "Execute", then wait.
-When Gslapt is finished, open a terminal window.
-Type "su", and enter the root password.
-As root, enter these lines:

cd /etc/rc.d
cp rc.slim rc.slim.bak
nano -w rc.slim

Now you have to replace the text currently in rc.slim with this:

#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/slim: start/stop slim
#

case $1 in
start)

/usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon
;;

stop)

killall /usr/bin/gdm
rm -f /var/run/gdm.lock
;;

restart)

$0 stop
sleep 2
$0 start
;;

*)

echo "usage: $0 [start|stop|restart]"
;;

esac

# End of file

-Press [Ctrl]+O and press enter to save the file, and press [Ctrl]+X to exit the editor.
-Type "exit" to log out from root, login to your normal user, and type "startx" to start the X Server.

After a reboot, GDM should be running with very few problems.

Enjoy!

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