On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 07:45:30 -0600, "Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Method 1
> 
> startx gnome won't call gnome but a different windows manager.

Try "startx Gnome" (with a capital 'G').

> Method 2
> 
> There is no such xtart on my 8.1  Is it part of X?

xtart is a separate package. Once installed, type 'xtart' to run it.

> On Saturday 16 February 2002 07:54 pm, you wrote:
> > On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 18:49:12 -0600, "Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes"
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > My system is set up not to use the graphic login window (somehow this
> > > won't allow me to use multiple Xs) so I need to call KDE I simply issue
> > > the command startx -- :.0.0 (or 1.0 or 2.0 ...) &.  For gnome I have
> > > tried startgnome but there is a problem with display and X won't start.  
> > > How can I call gnome (or any other win manager) from a command line?
> >
> > Method 1
> > ========
> > Type the name of your environment after the startx command,
> > e.g. 'startx gnome' and 'startx kde'
> >
> > Method 2
> > ========
> > Install xtart (part of Mandrake) and type 'xtart'. You will get a menu of
> > which environment to use.

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