Just a warm suggestion: Consider including LXDM instead of Lightdm. It's lighter, easy to configure and it's in Debian Sid repos. Also it's very well documented in the Arch Wiki.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM)
oscar@flux-debi:~$ apt-cache policy lxdm
lxdm:
Installed: 0.5.1-1
Candidate: 0.5.1-1
Version table:
*** 0.5.1-1 0
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.5.1-1 0
500 http://packages.siduction.org/extra/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
Just my 2 cents...
using the repos for lxdm brings in the entire lxde as dependencies - including openbox - pretty sure this option was explored in the early days of VSIDO and was dropped.
Quoteusing the repos for lxdm brings in the entire lxde as dependencies - including openbox - pretty sure this option was explored in the early days of VSIDO and was dropped
Well... I installed it alone. Just did
apt install lxdm
Then
apt-get purge --remove lightdm
No dependencies, no openbox
oscar@flux-debi:~$ apt-cache policy openbox
openbox:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3.6.1-1
Version table:
3.6.1-1 0
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
nor lxde
oscar@flux-debi:~$ apt-cache policy lxde
lxde:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6+nmu1
Version table:
6+nmu1 0
500 http://packages.siduction.org/fixes/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
6 0
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
Really light and amazing!!!
Also the arch wiki says:
QuoteLXDM — LXDE display manager. Can be used independent of the LXDE desktop environment.
Source:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_manager (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_manager)
I will give LXDM another look.. Thanks tuxic
This command -
Quoteapt install lxdm
still wants to install the dependencies. You using an alias for apt? Might be a VSIDO alias - I always just use the ones I made years ago.
I did this instead -
Quoteapt-get download lxdm
to get just the lxdm deb file and installs with dpkg.
It is lighter than lightdm. I'll have to mess with it for a bit.
PackRat wrote:
QuoteYou using an alias for apt? Might be a VSIDO alias - I always just use the ones I made years ago.
I just followed Machine Bacon advice at this tutorial:
http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=620 (http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=620)
I love all the advise that these guys give except for the systemd-less systems.
It is nice to see that you don't have to log in over at that site anymore just to view a post
Thanks for that
PackRat, our new friend tuxic is right. lxdm in Debian sid doesn't have many exotic dependencies. Why then installing lxdm bringing lxde+openbox in your case? It is because either an apt-get install alias or your apt preference is pulling in recommended packages. Create '/etc/apt/apt.conf' file and add following to it,
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
This will prevent apt-get from installing recommended and suggested packages.
Cheers!!!
Great tip. It lives now in my after install tweaks list. Thanks, hackerdefo.