Gdm depends on gnome-desktop [SOLVED]

I have xfce and want to have a display manager so that I can automatically boot to the desktop. In (X)ubuntu I used to have gdm, so I would like to have that now too. The problem is that when I try to install gdm with pacman, gnome-desktop becomes a target. How come? Xubuntu uses gdm without having Gnome installed.
If it isn't possible I guess I will have to install SLiM, but gdm would be my first choice.
Last edited by jeypeyy (2010-01-24 10:21:51)

jeypeyy wrote:
I have xfce and want to have a display manager so that I can automatically boot to the desktop. In (X)ubuntu I used to have gdm, so I would like to have that now too. The problem is that when I try to install gdm with pacman, gnome-desktop becomes a target. How come? Xubuntu uses gdm without having Gnome installed.
If it isn't possible I guess I will have to install SLiM, but gdm would be my first choice.
gdm has the same depedencies in ubuntu as in arch but the thing is they have split packages. they split gnome-panel in libpanel-applet2-0  etc. the same can be on gnome-desktop.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/gdm
if you really want to get rid of gnome-desktop, i recommend abs and recompile it and see if is working without gnome-desktop and his dependencies

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