Bug#302685: After removing gdm 'startx' wont start X

Leszek Koltunski Leszek Koltunski <leszek@serwer.3miasto.net>, 302685@bugs.debian.org
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:21:06 +0200 (CEST)


On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Steve Langasek wrote:

> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 03:19:28 -0700
> From: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
> To: 302685-submitter@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Bug#302685: After removing gdm 'startx' wont start X
> Resent-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:33:01 UTC
> Resent-From: Debian BTS <debbugs@bugs.debian.org>
> Resent-To: Leszek Koltunski <leszek@serwer.3miasto.net>
> 
> Hi Leszek,
>
> You wrote in your report that
>
>> I added gdm back in - it was complaining that /var/lib/gdm already exists,
>> and it gave some other warning, and voilla, once again I could log onto X
>> as 'leszek'.
>
> It's not clear to me whether "log onto X" here means running startx, or
> logging in using gdm.  Can you please clarify?
>
> --
> Steve Langasek
> postmodern programmer
>

I meant 'log in using gdm'

L.