If you don't want to use GNOME then you should remove the GNOME and GDM packages.<br><br>Try installing SLiM instead as a login manager for XFCE. <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SLiM">Decent</a> <a href="http://slim.berlios.de/index.php">introductions</a> are available, as is the <a href="http://packages.debian.org/sid/slim">Debian package information</a>. Just remember to edit your /etc/inittab appropriately, i.e. make sure you boot to run-level 5 and load slim:<br>
<br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Verdana, Courier; font-size: 12px; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); ">x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null</span> (copy-pasted from Slim documentation).<div>
<br></div><div>so that you don't install slim and end up booting gdm anyways.</div><div><br></div><div>-Ari Becker</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Omer Zak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:w1@zak.co.il">w1@zak.co.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I made a new installation of Debian Squeeze.<br>
Debian installer, by default, installed Gnome.<br>
I would like to economize on RAM usage, so I installed the packages of<br>
XFCE.<br>
<br>
However, after installation, I see in gdm's login screen no way to<br>
switch desktops from Gnome to another desktop (such as KDE or XFCE). I<br>
remember that there used to be such a dialog in the past.<br>
<br>
Currently, in the new installation, the gdm login screen has buttons<br>
only for shutdown options and for turning on accessibility provisions.<br>
<br>
Can anyone please remind how to access the desktop switching dialog from<br>
gdm's login screen (if possible at all)?<br>
Which additional package/s do I need to install to get this dialog?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
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