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- | ====== SLiM (work in progress, please don't edit... Niki Kovacs) ====== | + | ====== SLiM (Simple Login Manager) ====== |
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
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Slackware ships with two login managers who could theoretically do the job but each have their shortcomings: | Slackware ships with two login managers who could theoretically do the job but each have their shortcomings: | ||
- | * KDM (heavyweight) | + | * KDM (heavy) |
- | * XDM (butt-ugly) | + | * XDM (visually unappealing) |
===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
- | SLiM doesn' | + | SLiM doesn' |
+ | ===== Basic configuration (system level) ===== | ||
- | ==== Configuration ==== | + | All login managers (SLiM, GDM, KDM, XDM) are supposed to start in runlevel 4, so make sure this is actually your default runlevel. Take a peek in '' |
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- | All login managers (SLiM, GDM, KDM, XDM) are supposed to start in runlevel 4, so make sure this is actually your default runlevel. Take a peek in / | + | |
+ | < | ||
# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6) | # Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6) | ||
id: | id: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can also check the current runlevel of you machine by typing the following command: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | # who -r | ||
+ | | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the example shown above, the current runlevel of your machine is also " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now edit ''/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | # Tell the viewers what's going to happen... | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Start SLiM... | ||
+ | if [ -x / | ||
+ | exec / | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Try to use GNOME' | ||
+ | # gdm is on the machine then the user probably installed it and wants | ||
+ | # to use it by default: | ||
+ | if [ -x / | ||
+ | exec / | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Basic configuration (user level) ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There' | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ xwmconfig | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | This will launch Slackware' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Fine-tuning ===== | ||
+ | SLiM's main configuration file is ''/ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | # Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off | ||
+ | numlock | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== Artwork ===== | ||
+ | SLiM's default theme may or may not appeal to you. If the latter is the case, then you can either install another theme, or create your own theme from scratch. | ||
+ | SBo's '' | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | # current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to | ||
+ | # randomly choose from | ||
+ | current_theme | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | The SLiM website has a [[http:// | ||
+ | The site also sports a [[http:// | ||
+ | <note tip> | ||
+ | =====Sources===== | ||
+ | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
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