Subject: Re: Perhaps a silly question but...
From: Sam Moore (samiwas@macconnect.com)
Date: Thu Mar 22 2001 - 20:53:04 MST
Two additional things:
1. Instead of "startx" you could, as root, type "gdm" (gnome desktop manager) -
or you could just as well choose kdm or xdm - the only disadvantage being you'll
have to kill gdm (or kdm or xdm) to get back to the command prompt. The *dm
will give you a graphical login prompt where you can choose the window
manager/desktop environment you want to use.
OR
2. create a file /etc/sysconfig/desktop and put "GNOME" or "KDE" in it. (see
/etc/X11/xinit/Xclients to see why this works. ) Disclaimer: I haven't used this
one in a while, not sure if I forgot something.
On 3/23/01 at 2:02 AM, corvinos@gmx.net (Fernando Corvinos) wrote:
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> I am not sure about how to do that, but there is to ways.
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> One of those is setting up initab to run level 5 (X runlevel) and at
> prompt time choose gnome.
>
> The other one is configure a file that I do not know exactly now and
> change between kde and gnome, but sure that there is anyone who knows
> about what file I am talking about.
>
> Donn Tarris wrote:
>
> startx, no problem.
> What if I want to boot into the gnome desktop though? I haven't been
> able to
> figure that out. Is it simply a different command such as a "startx"
> that gets
> it going?
>
> Thank you,
> Donn
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>
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