With proper configuration of .xinitrc and .bash_profile, display managers aren't even necessary
I have following in my .xinitrc:
# Start KDE
# exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch startkde
# Start dwm
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session ~/.dwm/autostart.sh...
X doesn't need HAL anymore, but there are still some packages that will not run without hal e.g gnome-terminal depeds on gnome-vfs which in turn depends on hal.So you still need HAL on your system even with latest Xorg.
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