Choosing a distribution

[Felix Miata]

On 2007/11/06 09:05 (GMT) Chris G apparently typed:

> On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 04:59:48PM -0700, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:

>> Based on what you've described I'd suggest the server CD.   After you're
>> done that, install fvwm.  You'll also need to install X Window (the fvwm
>> package doesn't seem to depend on it for some odd reason) and a display
>> manager (e.g. xdm or gdm) along with fvwm  (i.e.: [sudo] apt-get install
>> fvwm xorg xdm).

> I'd probably dispense with xdm/gdm/wdm, just leave the system to
> default to init level 3 and run 'startx' to start X windows.

You may have snowed a lot of regulars here with that statement. If you want
to do that you might find it easier to switch from Fedora to Mandriva or SUSE
instead of *buntu. To make that work in Debian requires customizing its
startup system. Debians start virtually everything in runlevel 2, making
runlevels 3 & 5 meaningless. In contrast, non-Debians defer major services
into discrete runlevels:

Multiuser: 2
Networking: 3
Xorg: 5

e.g., if your Debian system locks up when X is started, you need to restart
in single to prevent X startup, whereas in non-Debians you can start in any
of 1, 2 or 3 to prevent lockup and fix your broken X.
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