Additions:
This is how I did it under Wolvix 1.1.0 Hunter. Any improvements and/or comments welcome.
-When Gslapt is finished, open a terminal window.
-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.
Deletions:
This is how I did it under Wolvix 1.1.0 Hunter. Any improvements welcome.
-When Gslapt is finished, start the Wolvix Control Panel (WCP), and choose the tab "X-windows".
-There, click on "Run X at Start-Up", and select "Command Line".
-Reboot.
-When Wolvix has started again, you should see a dark screen (black or gray) with a login promt.
-Login.
-As root, type "mv /usr/bin/slim /usr/bin/slim.old". This will prevent
SLiM from starting instead of GDM.
-Type "exit" to log out from root, and type "startx" to start the X Server.
This should bring up GDM. Choose "Session" -> "Xfce" or "Fluxbox", depending on what you are using. After you have logged on, start the WCP and set the X Server to start with GUI next time, by repeating the WCP step above, but instead of CLI, choose GUI. GDM should now be running with very few problems.
Additions:
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 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, start the Wolvix Control Panel (WCP), and choose the tab "X-windows".
-There, click on "Run X at Start-Up", and select "Command Line".
-Reboot.
-When Wolvix has started again, you should see a dark screen (black or gray) with a login promt.
-Login.
-Type "su", and enter the root password.
-As root, type "mv /usr/bin/slim /usr/bin/slim.old". This will prevent
SLiM from starting instead of GDM.
-Type "exit" to log out from root, and type "startx" to start the X Server.
This should bring up GDM. Choose "Session" -> "Xfce" or "Fluxbox", depending on what you are using. After you have logged on, start the WCP and set the X Server to start with GUI next time, by repeating the WCP step above, but instead of CLI, choose GUI. GDM should now be running with very few problems.