Xubuntu fluxbox autologin problem (need to turn it off)

[penquin]

I am using xubuntu on my laptop and I had to install fluxbox so it might be faster. I changed it from xfce to fluxbox, but stupid me I put it as default and when it came up no menu and now I can't get it back to xfce because I have the autologin.

[The Noble]

Originally Posted by penquin I am using xubuntu on my laptop and I had to install fluxbox so it might be faster. I changed it from xfce to fluxbox, but stupid me I put it as default and when it came up no menu and now I can't get it back to xfce because I have the autologin.

Seems like you got stuck, but no worries . To get back to the login screen, start Xubuntu in safe mode (from grub), and once you get the terminal, type

xdm

(I think this is the login manager for Xfce)
This will start up the Login manager. There you are!

If that did not work,

$ sudo apt-get install gdm
$ gdm

This installs the Gnome gui login manager. Once you get back to Xfce, uninstall gdm. Hopefully this doesn't mess with the Xfce Login GUI.

Good luck

[ubuntu_demon]

Originally Posted by penquin I am using xubuntu on my laptop and I had to install fluxbox so it might be faster. I changed it from xfce to fluxbox, but stupid me I put it as default and when it came up no menu and now I can't get it back to xfce because I have the autologin.

How did you configure the autologin ?

If you are still using gdm then it might be the case that you just need to click on sessions and select a xfce4 session (instead of fluxbox).

The default window manager for xubuntu is xfwm4 and the default login manager is gdm.

You can install gdm by :
$sudo apt-get install gdm

You can setup gdm (inside a graphical environment) by :
$sudo /usr/sbin/gdmsetup

Another thing to try is :

Try logging out of the graphical environment and try startxfce4 :

$/usr/bin/startxfce4

[ofek]

Posting right now from my fluxbox / xfce dual wm box =P.
I'm willing to help if I can.

[penquin]

thanks guys I feel like such a schmuck

[penquin]

okay I tryed all of the suggestions and my luck is bad. does anyone know how to get the menu for fluxbox. if I switch it to icewm will that work?

[penquin]

Thank you everyone for the ideas. In recovery mode I downloaded kdm and used that to get to xfce and made it default.