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+date = 2023-01-08
+title = "Remove the Login Manager from Fedora i3"
+description = "Quickly remove Fedora i3's login manager to launch your desktop manually."
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+## Fedora i3's Login Manager
+
+Since I use the i3 spin of Fedora Workstation, I don't like to have a login 
+manager installed by default. As of the current version of Fedora i3, the 
+default login manager is LightDM.
+
+If this is no longer the case, you can search for currently-installed packages 
+with the following command and see if you can identify a different login 
+manager.
+
+```sh
+sudo dnf list installed
+```
+
+## Removing the Login Manager
+
+In order to remove the login manager, simply uninstall the package.
+
+```sh
+sudo dnf remove lightdm
+```
+
+## Launching i3 Manually
+
+In order to launch i3 manually, you need to set up your X session properly. 
+To start, create or edit the `~/.xinitrc` file to include the following at 
+the bottom.
+
+```config
+exec i3
+```
+
+Now, whenever you log in to the TTY, you can launch your desktop with the 
+following command.
+
+```sh
+startx
+```