reflection666 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Hello ppl I'm a gnome fanatic semi-noob. I've installed k3b (I find it more reliable than any other burner) and it came with some rpms like kdebase-kdm and mdkkdm. The previous packages knocked out my gdm graphical login and replaced it with the awfull kdm :)... When I try to uninstall kdm k3b must also go (due to deps). What can I do to bring gdm back? Which file do I have to edit (I cant find my way through mdks graphical tools)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) K3B also installs kdelibs and kdebase (else you cannot run k3bsetup). You can simply change your initialization files and use gdm instead- in most distros this is done by editing /etc/inittab, but some differ. But since you seem to use Mandrake, you can use mcc, which has a login manager module- there you can pick between kdm, gdm and xdm. In Mandrake, the file which decides the login manager is /etc/sysconfig/desktop kdm isn't much uglier or less secure than gdm, in fact all login managers suck. Just use level 3 at bootup and edit your ~.xinitrc to get your fave window manager after "startx". Edited April 17, 2005 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 or autologin. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germ Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 or autologin. :) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> < Germ grabs Linux Admin book and whacks Adam upside the head... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 or autologin. :) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> < Germ grabs Linux Admin book and whacks Adam upside the head... > <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey, I autologin! quite frankly, if anyone even tried to look at my computer, they wouldnt know how to use it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 there's nothing particularly wrong about autologin. initial login screens don't give you any security unless you have your machine physically heavily locked down; they only serve to allow you to choose users. I never need to choose between two users, so no need for an initial login screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflection666 Posted April 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 well... I've made kdm much prettier :) and don't have a prolbem now!!! as for auto-login, well I dont consider it safe-I usualy logout (not lock screen) when I am away so anyone (my haxor mom or my 80-year-old-how-do-i-turn-the-tv-on dad) could login by just rebooting. Then they would probably use my passwords to post mediocore jokes on linux forums or log into uoa.gr protein prediction servers and mess up my cgis Marked the thread Solved - Artificial Intelligence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 auto-login is bad karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 there's nothing particularly wrong about autologin. initial login screens don't give you any security unless you have your machine physically heavily locked down; they only serve to allow you to choose users. I never need to choose between two users, so no need for an initial login screen. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It depends on the environment.....IMHO... sure you can short out the bios reset and get rid of protection then fit a CD and boot and.... but it stops opportunists having to log in. workwise its very important and homewise I just consider it good practice. however one of the other reasons is I have a test user who I mess about with... this has saved my ass a few times... you can still logout even with autologin BUT its just practice for me (like locking your car when its in a garage...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 you can still logout even with autologin... It couldn't be easier! "sudo telinit 3". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 you can still logout even with autologin... It couldn't be easier! "sudo telinit 3". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ?CTRL+ALT+BKSPC unless specifically disabled in xorg.conf you can also choose logout from the menu btw.... its just a good habit for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 yeah, obviously it depends on environment, I wouldn't autologin on a work machine (for one thing it would let anyone pretend to be me on the company network, which is a significantly bad thing). I was talking the average home environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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