Anno domini 2020 Sun, 27 Sep 08:57:47 +0200 Uwe Brauer via tde-users scripsit: > >>> "SKvt" == Stefan Krusche via tde-users <ml-migration-agent-AA1CGeSZfcB6iVtQByZ3Ah2eb7JE58TQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Am Samstag, 26. September 2020 schrieb Uwe Brauer via tde-users: > >> > Am Dienstag, 22. September 2020 schrieb Uwe Brauer via tde-users: > >> > If you can't log in at all, you can try with a rescue or live > >> > system from USB or such. Or start with option init=/bin/bash on > >> > linux command line to have at least a shell. > >> > >> Ok, I can try this, next time, in the meantime I re installed it > >> leaving the windows manager to lightdm > > > Yes, that seems to be safer. > > >> The strange thing is: on my actual machine (running 16.04) > > > Now that I think more of it, ubuntu is running systemd, no? > > Right, that explains it (the machine had 14.04 which was too old for > example to install google-chrome (which I needed to access certain > webpages of my university) > > > > What I proposed applies to sysvinit-based systems like devuan et al. NOT > > to systemd-based systems like ubuntu > > >> /etc/X11/default-display-manager > >> > >> Is lightdm > > > I have absolutely no experience with systemd-based distros, but this > > makes me think you would need to look deeper into how systemd starts > > display-managers and so on… > > I tried, but currently it is beyond me (I admit I have cursed the > decision to move to systemd because it makes things much more opaque). > > Debian is still sticking to sysvinit? No, it uses systemd. Maybe you want to try Devuan? Either direct Devuan Beowulf installation or any of the many alternative live DVDs? BTW, Knoppix 8.6 has dropped systemd, too :) Nik > > Regards > > Uwe > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
