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slackware:slim [2012/08/23 17:27 (UTC)] – kikinovak | howtos:slim [2012/08/26 16:42 (UTC)] – [Basic configuration (system level)] - your machine not you noryungi | ||
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- | ====== SLiM (work in progress, please don't edit... Niki Kovacs) ====== | + | ====== SLiM (Simple Login Manager) ====== |
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
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* KDM (heavy) | * KDM (heavy) | ||
- | * XDM (butt-ugly) | + | * XDM (visually unappealing) |
+ | ===== Installation ===== | ||
- | ==== Installation ==== | + | SLiM doesn' |
- | + | ===== Basic configuration (system level) | |
- | SLiM doesn' | + | |
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- | ==== Basic configuration (system level) ==== | + | |
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 ''/ | 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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- | Now edit / | + | You can also check the current runlevel of your machine by typing the following command: |
+ | < | ||
+ | # who -r | ||
+ | | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | In the example shown above, the current runlevel of your machine is also " | ||
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+ | Now edit '' | ||
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- | ==== Basic configuration (user level) ==== | + | ===== Basic configuration (user level) |
There' | There' | ||
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- | This will launch Slackware' | + | This will launch Slackware' |
- | Normally, this operation will have spewed out a new '' | + | ===== Fine-tuning ===== |
- | ==== Fine-tuning ==== | + | SLiM's main configuration file is ''/ |
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- | SLiM's main configuration file is ''/ | + | |
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- | ==== Artwork ===== | + | ===== 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. | 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 slim build comes with an alternate theme called '' | + | SBo' |
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+ | The SLiM website has a [[http:// | ||
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+ | The site also sports a [[http:// | ||
+ | <note tip> | ||
+ | =====Sources===== | ||
+ | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
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- | {{tag>slackware template}} | + | {{tag>howtos software slim login_manager}} |