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John Seago johnseago@two-ravens.org.uk wrote: <snip />
I have however taken Debian out and re-installed the base system. I'd like to know if there is a way of getting what I have with Slackware, a text log-in for both user and root with the ability to switch to a GUI by using <startx>, and how does one get rid of the Gnome? There seems to be an awful lot of other stuff in there that Slackware doesn't seem to need to provide the same apps, are all these dependencies really necessary?
Right, remove xdm/gdm/kdm/whatever login manager you've got installed, that'll make it so that you don't get the grafical login screen, and you should be able to startx as you're used to (though, ISTR that there's some more tricks that are needed, I'll test tommorow, if I get a chance). As for gnome stuff, why not just leave it there? are you short on disk space? Sometimes the Gnome apps can be of use (AbiWord and Gnumeric spring to mind here).
Hope that helps,
- -- Brett Parker web: http://www.sommitrealweird.co.uk/ email: iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk