From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 24 20:19:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0A511065680 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:19:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cutulhu@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B68748FC16 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:19:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbun3 with SMTP id un3so6854582obb.13 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:19:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=KBP4ExsydqEzAx4wD2OwDNJY35grloEdXQOupELzfW0=; b=NiuOcb6JliTXv0J6R6FbK66syde+PCAg8/xOt4jE16hR5GNdTJ6WMtzk7VJej+A858 VQ7Pe+3/LUSmROiwCrAsq9BGdqDaeVQOm+UXrA1W0X6xzNUo5E600B6f4C4IluqlLJmY XLJFOSbOgrWypbhQoHuupCesF/1J8XlVf+gEkcZ5Ra5CwmiCREW0q/DdLinku1l2DEiI d/gM2IIfpkvOSfJur6MUOn+t4cEWRCyt3mHdys/2sMCvgzyd8GRsk/qdlslFDpZJs+Rf Pdd5rVA5eTkqiWNC/oEOHaEtKpiKylra8I3v7FKVhdDwtPxpfeAloH34VSwiI2duGH/Q mD9A== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.219.162 with SMTP id pp2mr6632889igc.40.1340569194262; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:19:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.64.196 with HTTP; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:19:54 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:19:54 +0200 Message-ID: From: Christian Graulund To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Understanding XDM X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:19:55 -0000 Hello Guys, I just install FreeBSD 9, and after compiling Xorg, I started trying to figure out how to install a Window Manager. When Following the handbook, I suggest installing XDM. I want to use something like Openbox, as my window manager, and I can't figure out if Openbox is a replacement for XDM, or something on top of XDM. I now there are alternative to XDM directly like LightDM ect., but the same questions applies to them. So what is the function of XDM (or alternatives), and is it necessary to have to run a WM, or DE for that sake? Thanks Christian G