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How to set LightDM and XFCE to only start when I want them and not at boot (lemmy.zip)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by mub@lemmy.zip to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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I'd like to keep XCFE for VERY occasional use, so when I'm not using it I'd like to quit it. Also I don't want it to start at boot. I've found a bunch of ways of uninstalling it but that's not what I'm after, I just want to make sure it is not running unless I start it.

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[–] onTerryO@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To stop the lightdm from starting, you should be able to disable it by this command:

sudo systemctl disable lightdm

If XFCE still starts automatically, then check your .bash_profile. If there is a line like:

exec startxfce4

then put a # in front of it. Once that is done, you can start XFCE any time by typing exec startxfce4 at the command line. When in XFCE, if you log out it should put you back to your command prompt.

[–] mub@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thanks. I'll check my .bash_profile