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From: dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51 <dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51@safe-mail.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Fluxbox without/with gdm ?
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:59:10 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <op.tdtiowx9lbd8ez@you.and.your.horse> (raw)

Tiring of bloat, I removed everything kde-ish and installed fluxbox -  
without installing gdm (gdm was recommended in the Gentoo fluxbox doc, but  
I figured I didn't need the GUI startup. (bloat avoidance)).

I tweaked .initrc, startx'd and fluxbox was great......... except....when  
entering passwords (e.g. su; gpg), I'd frequently have to reenter 5-8  
times.

Out of desparation, I emerged gdm (without xdm startup) and BANG -  
password problem cured!

Please explain why this happened!?  How does GDM affect fluxbox which is  
invoked by startx/.initrc??

TIA

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             reply	other threads:[~2006-08-05 16:12 UTC|newest]

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2006-08-05 15:59 dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51 [this message]
2006-08-06 11:52 ` [gentoo-user] Fluxbox without/with gdm ? Hans-Werner Hilse

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