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webman

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Registered: 2022-08-27

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[SOLVED] Remove auto-start of X, want to start manually

Hello!

I do no longer want Xorg to start automatically (I installed xfce4).
Which service do I have to change?

Thanks,
Manfred

Last edited by webman (2024-12-09 19:07:20)

GlennW

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2019-07-18

Posts: 655  

Re: [SOLVED] Remove auto-start of X, want to start manually

service sddm stop, but i think there is more to it.

check out this discussion from this forum...
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=5538

a more current discussion here...
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=6500

I hope this helps. I use Head On A Stick's method quite a bit, usually.

Last edited by GlennW (2024-12-09 21:38:20)

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fsmithred

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Registered: 2016-11-25

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Re: [SOLVED] Remove auto-start of X, want to start manually

Assuming you took the default desktop install, your display manager would be slim. Also assuming you installed sysvinit and not runit or openrc as the init system, you can just disable your display manager.

update-rc.d slim defaults-disabled

or maybe you have lightdm instead of slim.

After that, you'll get a console login and then you can run startx to get the desktop.

webman

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Registered: 2022-08-27

Posts: 47  

Re: [SOLVED] Remove auto-start of X, want to start manually

Hi All!

Thanks for the answers.
I have had many changes, at least after removing mate, then re-installed xfce
(was no able to switch between desktops) and finally lightdm, due to fast user-switching.
For me, the mentioned variant using "defaults" was not working, but

update-rc.d lightdm disable

The question came up, because I do not understand the starup sequence for the desktop.

Thanks and solved,
Manfred