GDM without Gnome?

[SA_99]

Just wondering, is it possible to use gdm without installing gnome? I'd really like to use gdm with only openbox (without installing all of gnome just to use it).

So, is it possible?

[Loki3]

You should be able to do that as long as you install the proper libraries that gdm depends on. Your package management system should take care of most of this for you.

[gehidore]

Originally posted by SA_99
Just wondering, is it possible to use gdm without installing gnome? I'd really like to use gdm with only openbox (without installing all of gnome just to use it).

So, is it possible?

gdm download (http://gnome.cict.fr/sources/gdm/2.2/gdm-2.2.5.5.tar.bz2)


tar -jxvf gdm-2.2.5.5.tar.bz2
cd gdm <tab>
./configure
make && make install
gdm

[SA_99]

Thanks. Thing is, one of the dependencies for gdm in Gentoo was gnome (everything). I haven't checked for a while (repair bastards wiped my laptop's hard drive), but before I reinstalled I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to screw anything up.

[gehidore]

use the use variable to get rid of gnome support with gdm USE="-gnome"

[SA_99]

Thanks!