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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Proposals for an xfce-desktop-lite
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 08:51:51AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote:
> Le 30/12/2015 22:06, fsmithred a écrit :
> >On 12/29/2015 09:30 PM, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> >>>I installed LXDE into my devuan alpha 2 system, but I do not know how
> >>>to ask for it. My system boots into a green login screen and when I log
> >>>in it starts me off with xfce instead. In the old days when I ran
> >>>Debian, it would start with a login screen where I could find a menu and
> >>>select a window manager.
> >>>
> >>>I'm arguing for discoverability here.
> >>>
> >>>-- hendrik
> >That green login screen is Slim display manager. I'm not sure what
> >changed, but it's now possible to install lightdm on Devuan Jessie without
> >pulling in any systemd libs. I just did it a couple hours ago, and I'm
> >pretty happy about it. Whoever did whatever to fix that, thank you.
> >
> >At the lightdm login screen, you can choose the session you want by
> >clicking on the wrench icon in the upper right corner.
>
>     I didn't even notice this icon :-)

>
>     But hitting F1 will let you circulate amongst the installed sessions.


That works. But it isn't very discoverable.

-- hendrik