Dear friends: Using LM7.2: I cannot begin to tell you how frustrated and bewildered I am by the absence of the old "switchdesk" application in LM7.2. I dowloaded the Red Hat 7.0 switchdesk files as follows: switchdesk-3.6-1.i386.rpm switchdesk-gnome-3.6-1.i386.rpm switchdesk-kde-3.6-1.i386.rpm There was a problem in installing the "switchdesk-kde" file. It demanded a certain file. Here is the data: [root@localhost sher]# rpm -Uvh switchdesk-kde-3.6-1.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies: libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 is needed by switchdesk-kde-3.6-1 [root@localhost sher]# So I did a search for this file using Google (in Gnome/Netscape). I found it listed under "libstdc++-2.96-54.i386.rpm". When I tried to install this file, I got a message that this installing this file needed another file. I managed to install it anyway using the rpm -Uvh --nodeps. I then typed "switchdesk" in KDE'xterm. I logged out of KDE and typed "startx" in the console. This brought me right into Gnome. Everything seemed fine. I was just exploring to see if Gnome was installed properly. After a minute or so in Gnome, I decided to get back to KDE 2.0 Final. Well, this is where the problems began. I typed "switchdesk" in Gnome's xterm. It showed me all my options including KDE 2.0, WindowMaker, etc. I selected KDE 2.0, closed all applications and logged out to the console. In the console I typed "startx" hoping to be brought back to KDE 2.0. No chance! No matter what I do, I am STUCK FOREVER in Gnome. I even reinstalled my LM7.2 using "custom, update". When I booted up, it once again insisted on booting up to Gnome, which is where I am right now. Can someone please help me get back to KDE 2.0, and please be specific with your suggestions. I have wasted hours on this and I can't for the life of me figure out why Mandrake had dropped "switchdesk" and left us in the lurch. Or have I missed something? I did check out rpmfind.net but found no Mandrake "switchdesk" files for the current 7.2 release. The old "switchdesk" files (LM 7.1) do NOT work in Lm 7.2. Would very much appreciate your help. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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