> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:00 AM deloptes <deloptes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thierry de Coulon wrote: > > > Just decided to let my Debian 10 update, which it did. Next reboot I > > > got greeted by xfce's login screen (I had installed Debian with xfce), > > > > managed > > > to find my way back into TDE running the usuall dpkg-reconfigure > > > lightdm. > > > > > > However I was wondering: if I remove lightdm, what will happen next > > > update? > > > > Looks like last installed is last configured. If you remove it it should > > stay with TDM. It is basically changing links in the background that > > point to the one that is assumed as default or selected AFAIR. On Monday 21 October 2019 07:12:29 am Pisini, John wrote: > A dist upgrade may reinstall it at some point if you have the space just > leave it installed and use the dpkg-reconfigure lightdm thing you have been > doing. I had something similar with CentOS6 6-8 years back. [Auto login pass through?*] was seeming randomly flipping back to Gnome. I finally tracked it down to I had not specifically set a default desktop to use in that first select a user/desktop screen. Like you, when it happened, it only happened after an update. * Got no clue what that’s really called. Worth a shot checking, but as others have said, might just be Debian/Gnome deciding what’s “best for you.” Best, Michael PS: John, please don’t top post :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
