Re: Display Manager for Hurd. xdm is OK, but looks old.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM, "Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez" <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Jose%20Luis%20Alarcon%20Sanchez%22%20%3Cjl.alarcon%40mailo.com%3E > wrote: > > Hello. > > Are there any other display manager that work on Debian GNU/Hurd > besides xdm?. xdm performs its function perfectly, but it looks > aesthetically outdated. > > Thanks very much, in advance. I personally just go old school and use startx: https://gnucode.org/the-hurd-on-bare-metal-update.html Take a look at the "Gotchas" section on that blog post. I wish I'd have known that a while ago... "If, /home or / are readonly, then X will refuse to start and will not tell you why. So, my .bashrc has this in it:" > Regards. > Jose Luis. > > -- > https://lordofunix.org/ > > Not Registered GNU/Hurd User. > Registered BSD User 51101. > Registered Linux User #213309. > Memories..... You are talking about memories. > Rick Deckard. Blade Runner. >