[mythtv-users] What display manager (and window manager) to choose

[Andrew (AFPup) Stadt]

On 1/18/2017 2:31 AM, Peter Carlsson wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I would like to know what display manager and window manager people
> are using.
>
> I used to have a line in /etc/inittab but I think that method
> was deprecated in one Debian update a year or more ago.
>
> I then started to use SLiM and recently changed to LightDM.
>
> For my Debian (Jessie/stable) MythTV system I use XFCE4, but I have
> a problem (with both SLiM and LightDM) that it sometimes fails to
> autologin. It feels like a race condition where it attempts to
> autologin before the window manager is fully started.
>
> So I would be happy if people could tell me what combination of
> display manager and window manager you are using.
>
> It must support autologin but doesn't have to be fancy or anything.
>
> Best regards,
> Peter Carlsson
>
2nd on the ratpoison, though I use an auto-login shell (mingetty, 
lauched via systemd /w restart) for my frontends (as they  are dedicated 
front-ends, not used as desktops - ever.). I know with this setup, I 
don't technically need a WM, but it does help with some of the 
keyboard/focus issues I've had in the past... but can't get much more 
light weight then ratpoison.

Andrew.