You may wish to consider not using a window manager at all. You may be able to do everything you need on an ssh console. Or if you must run something graphical, you may be able to use X11 forwarding over SSH back to your normal desktop.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to get vnc-server running on my Cell Blade which runs YDL. > Since the blade has no video, there was no default window manager > installed. When I run gvncviewer on my ubuntu box - all I get is twm ==> > yuck. That is one of the worst wm's I have ever encountered. Guess I am > spoiled by modern wm's. > > Tracking down where the wm is set leads me to the file > /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients. In Xclients the wm is set by either executing > /etc/sysconfig/desktop or setting the variable "PREFERRED". Is there > anything in /etc/sysconfig/desktop besides the variable PREFERRED? Anyone > have a sample listing? > > I think I know how to set PREFERRED, I was wondering if desktop had any > other settings. > > So is there a cli script to set the desktop? > > Thanks > -Bruce > > ****************************** > Neither the footer nor anything else in this E-mail is intended to or > constitutes an <br>electronic signature and/or legally binding agreement > in the absence of an <br>express statement or Autoliv policy and/or > procedure to the contrary.<br>This E-mail and any attachments hereto are > Autoliv property and may contain legally <br>privileged, confidential > and/or proprietary information.<br>The recipient of this E-mail is > prohibited from distributing, copying, forwarding or in any way > <br>disseminating any material contained within this E-mail without prior > written <br>permission from the author. If you receive this E-mail in > error, please <br>immediately notify the author and delete this E-mail. > Autoliv disclaims all <br>responsibility and liability for the > consequences of any person who fails to <br>abide by the terms herein. > <br> > ****************************** > > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
