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[SOLVED] change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 11:25
by flink
I have activated the GNOME display manager. But since this time the boot hangs in the Mageia screen. I want to reactivate Xfce again.

How can I do this?

Re: change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 12:43
by papoteur
Hello,
You can launch :
drakedm
from a console. You will get an interface in text mode to choice one of the displaymanager which is installed. Select another one except GDM.

Re: change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 12:57
by flink
I have now booted in the Mageia Recovery Mode. There I have logged in as root and executed drakedm .
I have switched to XDM and rebooted.

Strangely now it boots GNOME successfully.

Re: [SOLVED] change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 20:59
by benmc
flink wrote:I want to reactivate Xfce again


change DM to
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lightdm
either via drakdm or MCC =>boot option.
reboot and at login, along the top of the screen towards the right, there is an icon to chose the active desktop. choose XFCE

regards

Re: [SOLVED] change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 22:06
by flink
benmc wrote:
flink wrote:I want to reactivate Xfce again


or MCC =>boot option.

How do you do this when the boot process is frozen?


benmc wrote:
reboot and at login, along the top of the screen towards the right, there is an icon to chose the active desktop. choose XFCE

No, with XDM there is no option available to choose any other desktop during the login process.

Re: [SOLVED] change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 23:18
by benmc
flink wrote:Strangely now it boots GNOME successfully.


Is this no longer the case?

Re: [SOLVED] change boot option to xfce

PostPosted: Dec 22nd, '21, 23:28
by flink
benmc wrote:
flink wrote:Strangely now it boots GNOME successfully.


Is this no longer the case?

This issue has been solved. But before no boot has been possible with GDM and GNOME. And I could not switch to a login console either.