https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:48:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/I run Arch Linux with Gnome and i3. I like the idea of running a lightweight, lightening fast system so would like to get rid of Gnome and just use i3. However, when I uninstall Gnome and reboot, I arrive at the tty1 login. From there I can't (or haven't figured out how) to start up i3. In uninstalling Gnome I uninstall gem (which is large) and so don't have a desktop manager. Can I run i3 only? How do I boot straight up into i3?Sat, 09 Nov 2013 04:32:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?comment=2852#comment-2852Thanks, installed LXDM and it works now.Sat, 09 Nov 2013 06:58:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?comment=2852#comment-2852https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=2851#post-id-2851When you are deleting Gnome you most likely deleting something called GDM which is a DM or Display Manager that lets you choose which kind of DE (Desktop Environment) or WM (Window Manager) you want. I suggest you install GDM or LightDM which is another DM and that should make it work. Sat, 09 Nov 2013 06:44:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=2851#post-id-2851https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=3008#post-id-3008i recently decided to ditch the DM. heres how it worked: if you have a file called .Xsession in your home directory add the line "exec i3" without the quotes. if u do not have the file .. create it. then from your TTY just type "startx" .. without the quotes .. i have ONLY i3 installed, i do not know how this will work if u have other WM's or DE's installed, for that you would likely have to look into default Xsession ... i found this here: wiki.ubuntu.com/CustomXSession. section titled: Anatomy of a simple X session script good luck and use the force luke =)Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:48:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=3008#post-id-3008https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=2879#post-id-2879slim is another good DM or there is always the trusty startx scriptMon, 11 Nov 2013 21:48:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2850/how-do-i-start-i3-after-removing-gnome-including-gdm/?answer=2879#post-id-2879