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On 2010-07-05, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 05:12:44 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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>> The point is that if you always start with a text login, it's easy to |
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>> log in and fix whatever keeps X/KDE from working. That's why I gave |
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>> up on graphical logins about 15 years ago. |
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> You must have a lot of X problems to make it worth the hassle of the |
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> extra steps each you boot up. |
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It's not nearly as bad as it used to be. :) |
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> What's wrong with dropping back to a text login on the odd occasions |
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> that X or the DE fails to start? |
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Nothing, as long as it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Then it helps to |
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be able to log in to a console prompt and do something like this: |
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$ startxfce4& (sleep 20; killall X) |
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Grant |
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