On 4/27/07, Johannes Winkelmann <jw@smts.ch> wrote:

Hi arnuld,

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:54:55 +0000, arnuld wrote:

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this what i get from my /etc/inttab:

Runlevel Description 0 Halt 1 (S) Single-user Mode 2 Multi-user Mode 3-5 (Not used) 6 Reboot

i have installed xdm and added it to "/etc/rc.conf" SERVICES. now xdm starts but i think it is not taking the benefits of X. i mean, in other distros,we have [...]

The fact that other distros have a particular feature is a pretty weak argument. Maybe you can come up with a real reason, i.e. a particular problem you face with the current setup which would be solved.

NOPE, i never meant that :-)

There's a good description on choice of features in CRUX on http://crux.nu/Main/About

thanks for this. ATM, i know that "CRUX == simplicity" and that is all i know about CRUX.

also covering the apparent "lack" of features when compared to other distribution.

again, NOPE, i never meant that.

Judging from your post it might be a good idea to read that page to better understand what CRUX goals are, and whether they match your requirements.

Johannes, actully i meant this: different runlevels belong to different things and hence different resources (in OS). i thought, if i use runlevel 2 and "xdm" then it would be equal to "command-line + startx". i was under the impression that runlevel 5 takes all the resources that X needs whereas runlevel 2 does not and i did mention that in my post. ---- now xdm starts but i think it is not taking the benefits of X ------ BTW, i dont give a damn about features of other distros. it is good that CRUX is different and i am the one who always believe that softwares must be simple, logical and extensible from inside (and at least not like Fedora and C++, if you need examples)

Johannes Winkelmann mailto:jw@smts.ch Zurich, Switzerland http://jw.smts.ch

oooh... you are from my favourite place on Earth. i love Switzerland actually :-) -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:54:55AM +0000, arnuld wrote:

Runlevel 5 == "Multi-user with X" why not so in CRUX ? is it harmful or beneficial?

CRUX is about simplicity and flexibility, some users do not want to use xdm or any other *dm to launch their desktop. It is up to the user to decide what is their preferred method, not of this distribution. On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 11:07:46AM +0200, Johannes Winkelmann wrote:

There's a good description on choice of features in CRUX on http://crux.nu/Main/About also covering the apparent "lack" of features when compared to other distribution. Judging from your post it might be a good idea to read that page to better understand what CRUX goals are, and whether they match your requirements.

Read it and _understand_ it. If something is missing, implement it yourself, end of story.