> "Philip W. Huff" wrote:
>
> I recently installed Linux Mandrake for the very first time. Needless
> to say, I am a little baffled as to how to change my desktop manager
> from KDE to Window Maker. I purchased both the Redhat 5.2 and
> Mandrake CD's along with a Contributed RPM's CD. Number one, are all
> the files I need for Windowmaker on any of these CD's? If so, can
They should be. I don't recall whether Mandrake ships with WindowMaker
(and I don't have my CD handy). Just find the .i386.rpm package for
WindowMaker and type:
rpm -Uvh <package-name>
After it's installed, login as your normal user and edit ~/.xinitrc to
read this:
exec wmaker
Then exit the editor and type:
chmod +x ~/.xinitrc
'startx' should now bring you up with the WindowMaker window manager.
> anyone explain what I must do to install them? A download is not
> preferred since I have not yet established the internet connection. I
> installed Linux in the first place to see how much customization could
> be done to the desktop and I am not happy with the KDE environment.
> Any suggestions as to what desktop manager can give me the most
> customization would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if
> the ability to elimate the control bar, along with the taskbar, is
> possible. My main ambition is to just right click on the desktop to
> access any menu that I may need.
Not sure about eliminating those items in KDE, since I've never tried.
If you want configurability, you might give the GNOME project a try.
Maybe pick up one of the RH6.0 CD's from CheapBytes (they're probably
about $1.99), since none of the CD's you listed above contains a recent
version of GNOME.
But, if you go with WindowMaker, you'll lost the taskbar/panel/etc
automatically.
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Philip Huff
>
>
> Philip Huff
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