How to mange without a desktop

**kgmprasad** · 04-01-2006, 11:12 AM

Hello Everybody..

I am newbie to KNOPPIX remastering.. I have decided to make a live cd based on knoppix 4.0. My intention is to make a technical presentation with a live cd and also to have instant internet connection using pppoe dialer both on ethernet and wireless modes. I can call it an emergency instant internet connection system with few error codes and sufficient help about adsl technologies...

I have followed couple of things in this forum and am able to add remove packages and making an iso image image of KNOpPix.. I could even get the logo.16 modified and the background image..

My problem is that I donot want KDE or any desktop for that matter to start up.. I just want the X to start up and present a menu that I have decided with few options (buttons) on it. Press a button and get the function running... Nothing else... The functions I have planned to incorporate are - a browser, the pppoe tool, wifi manager and an html file about adsl... I do not want the KDE and the programs in it......

Is there a way to start the suggested menu directly from Xserver? I mean like it happens in happens in freeduc cd ?

Thanks for your help in advance
Regards
Prasad

**malaire** · 04-01-2006, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by kgmprasad

My problem is that I donot want KDE or any desktop for that matter to start up..
Is there a way to start the suggested menu directly from Xserver? I mean like it happens in happens in freeduc cd ?

I checked out Freeduc-CD at http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd and it seems that you are a bit mistaken.
Freeduc-CD uses XFCE Desktop Environment http://www.xfce.org/, and don't just start a menu from Xserver without any desktop.

**kgmprasad** · 04-03-2006, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by malaire

I checked out Freeduc-CD at http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd and it seems that you are a bit mistaken.
Freeduc-CD uses XFCE Desktop Environment http://www.xfce.org/, and don't just start a menu from Xserver without any desktop.

Thanq so much... Could you please educate me as to how should I use the same desktop on the remastered version I have made. I have completely removed KDE from the remastered version. Now my X does not start up... It throws an error like "KDE init was not able to startup".. Well I donot know where should I exactly edit ?

Thanks in advance for the help

Regards

**malaire** · 04-05-2006, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by kgmprasad

Thanq so much... Could you please educate me as to how should I use the same desktop on the remastered version I have made. I have completely removed KDE from the remastered version. Now my X does not start up... It throws an error like "KDE init was not able to startup".. Well I donot know where should I exactly edit ?

Thanks in advance for the help

Sorry, I don't know enough to help in remastering.