try to put "exec ion3" in ~/.Xclients or ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession
thanks, Alex >>>>> Mark Grieveson (MG) writes: MG> I decided to not use either gnome and kde on an old laptop I'm setting MG> up, and go with ion3 and xfce4 (I may change xfce4 to fluxbox). MG> Anyway, I initially installed wdm, which listed both ion3 and xfce4 MG> (along with other related window managers), but, it failed to work MG> when I tried it. I then went with xdm, which only displays a prompt MG> for username and password, after which it logs the user into xfce4. MG> Alas, only gdm works, and seems the only way to access ion3. The MG> problem with gdm is that it brings most of gnome with it when I MG> install it (I use Debian Etch). It's an unnecessarily huge install, I MG> feel. MG> Does anyone have any tips on setting up either xdm or wdm? Could you MG> direct me to a faq entitled, "Exactly how Mark should set up xdm for MG> Ion3 and xfce4 choices on his old laptop"? MG> Thanks. MG> Mark
