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Inxsible
June 2nd, 2008, 03:32 PM
I installed a minimal with DR17 late last night. Everything went well.

But how do I start the GUI? I tried the normal startx But it saidstartx is not installed. You can install it by installing gnome-init packageEven a reboot did not bring up the GUI and I can't even shutdown the computer even though i did sudo shutdown now it just comes back to the login prompt.

I do NOT want to install any GDM or KDM on it. I was hoping I would simply do a CLI login and then start the GUI manually. Save me some space on the disk and RAM.

Do I have to install the GDM to be able to get to the Enlightenment desktop ?


EDIT: It suddenly dawned on this dork, that I probably didn't install xorg. It was 4 am last night when I did this. Let me check this tonight and I shall get back either way...

Until l8r....
kellemes
June 2nd, 2008, 04:44 PM
Do I have to install the GDM to be able to get to the Enlightenment desktop ?


EDIT: It suddenly dawned on this dork, that I probably didn't install xorg. It was 4 am last night when I did this. Let me check this tonight and I shall get back either way...

Until l8r....

:-)
That was my thought indeed..
You don't need gdm, just "startx /usr/bin/enlightenment_startscript" (don't know the name of it)
Inxsible
June 2nd, 2008, 10:31 PM
:-)
That was my thought indeed..
You don't need gdm, just "startx /usr/bin/enlightenment_startscript" (don't know the name of it)
I installed xorg...and i finally gave up and installed gdm to be able to log in.

I tried startx
enlightenment
enlightenment_startall separately of course.... but I guess I will try out what you suggested and see if that works.
Inxsible
June 2nd, 2008, 10:42 PM
Sweet !!!

thanks kellemes... I just tried your suggestion and it worked.... I had to give in the path after startx like sostartx /opt/e17/bin/enlightenment_startThat's where I installed e17 from cvs.

I uninstalled gdm too... I just think its a waste as its hardly useful after login. Saves a lot of space and RAM on my dino here.

Now to find out how I can run a logon script and add that command to it..so it will be automated.
kerry_s
June 2nd, 2008, 10:50 PM
you got it, i just replied on the fluxbox thread on that.