I have a brand new install of ubuntu server 16.04. I'd like to use awesome wm. Do I need to also install X and lightdm or will it pull them in automatically? Thanks for your help and/or suggestions.
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It'll pull everything in automatically, but there is an unfulfilled dependency on libcairo-gobject2 which will show up in ~/.xession-errors if it's needed.
Also if you do not add a login manager you might have to do a little more. I use Slim which just needs /etc/slim.conf to use:
login_cmd exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session
#login_cmd exec /bin/bash -login /etc/X11/Xsession %session
#login_cmd exec /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session
And ~/.xinitrc (but maybe this should use the session passed by Slim)
#!/bin/bash
exec awesome

markdwhite
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apt install awesome
is not sufficient to get awesome running on ubuntu server 16.04 – user3751385 Apr 15 '18 at 21:49