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== Choose window manager == | == Choose window manager == | ||
< | If you use <code>fi</code> keyboard layout and <code>dwm</code> as window manager, you would set the following in your <code>~/.xinitrc</code>: | ||
{{file|name=~/.xinitrc|desc=setting up keyboard layout and window manager|body= | |||
setxkbmap fi | |||
exec dwm | exec dwm | ||
}} | |||
== Start X on login to tty1 == | == Start X on login to tty1 == | ||
Start X session when you login to first virtual terminal. | Start X session when you login to first virtual terminal. | ||
Add the following line in top of your ~/.bashrc | Add the following line in top of your <code>~/.bashrc</code>: | ||
< | |||
{{file|name=~/.bashrc|desc=Autostart X on login to tty1|body= | |||
[[ $(tty) = "/dev/tty1" ]] && exec startx | |||
}} | |||
== Autologin == | == Autologin == | ||
Modify /etc/inittab | |||
< | Modify <code>/etc/inittab</code>: | ||
{{file|name=/etc/inittab|desc=Autologin|body= | |||
# TERMINALS | # TERMINALS | ||
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -a username 38400 tty1 linux | c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -a username 38400 tty1 linux | ||
}} | |||
{{important|If you want start X straight from autologin in inittab, enter the code from the above .bashrc in ~/.bash_profile instead.}} | |||
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Display_Managers]] | |||
[[Category:HOWTO]] | |||
Revision as of 07:14, May 4, 2015
This guide shows how you can use getty as display manager.
Choose window manager
If you use fi keyboard layout and dwm as window manager, you would set the following in your ~/.xinitrc:
~/.xinitrc - setting up keyboard layout and window managersetxkbmap fi
exec dwm
Start X on login to tty1
Start X session when you login to first virtual terminal.
Add the following line in top of your ~/.bashrc:
~/.bashrc - Autostart X on login to tty1[[ $(tty) = "/dev/tty1" ]] && exec startx
Autologin
Modify /etc/inittab:
/etc/inittab - Autologin# TERMINALS
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -a username 38400 tty1 linux
Important
If you want start X straight from autologin in inittab, enter the code from the above .bashrc in ~/.bash_profile instead.