The Guide shows you the Steps for Switching from Xfce to GNOME3 Desktop on Debian Linux Wheezy.
Here to Login and Run the GNOME3 Desktop we will Install and Make Use for Facility of the slim instead of the Default lightdm & gdm3 Display Managers.
Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.
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Installing the GNOME3 Desktop.
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
apt-get install aptitude tasksel
tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install
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Installing and Switching to Slim Display Manager.
aptitude install slim
Choose the slim Display Manager.
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Disabling the lightdm & gdm3 Display Managers.
aptitude install rcconf
rcconf
Disable the lightdm and gdm3 Display Managers.
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Setup Slim for Running a Desktop on Debian:
Debian Slim Setup How-to -
SetUp GNOME3 for Starting at Boot.
su <username>
nano ~/.xinitrc
Inserts:
exec gnome-session
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Rebooting into the Debian GNOME3 Desktop :)
reboot
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