Display manager and startx help

[h8uthemost]

Hello fellow Gecko users,

I'm running barebones. And have updated tumbleweed to the latest kernel and apps. Now, what I'm trying to do is simply disable the login manager(which I thought was lightdm) and have X start by using startx.

So when I do systemctl disable lightdm.service I get an error kicked back to me saying there is no lightdm.service. So I did some digging and found out about xdm and it looks like that's what Barebones is using. So I systemctl xdm.service, and I get a message saying that xdm.service has been deleted. So I thought cool, now when I reboot my computer I'll be greeted by nothing but a terminal(or tty I guess) and can login using startx.

But when I rebooted my computer xdm display manager still popped up. I've never used startx before to log into X, but all the guides I've read say pretty much the same thing. Disable the display manager and you'll be good to do. So what am I doing wrong here?

Thanks for any help

tldr; can't get startx working on Barebones

[lattimro]

Can you please correct systemctl xdm.service command?
What is the status of xdm?
When I stop xdm I just get a black screen with a blinking cursor. I tried to install nodm but is not available. There also is a display-manager.service that can be used.
Other option would be to use yast/Service Manager and instead Graphical to select Multi-User System

[geckolinux]

Hi there, there's no support for the Barebones version, it's only for advanced users to configure their system with the provided base. The provided Lightdm login screen is what is recommended to get started with the Barebones version.