To change your run-level you must (as root) edit /etc/inittab and change the first
line after the comments
from -> id:3:initdefault:
to -> id:5:initdefault:
You should then get your choice of window-managers.
That is it!
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:45:10 -0500 (CDT)
>I am encountering the same problem. I am used to mandrake
>6.2 but when I reinstalled with 7.02 I can't do anything.
>all basic cammands ie setup, Xconfigurator, etc are gone.
>
>I have recentely gone back to 6.2 because 7.02 is not as
>fuctional for me and I could not get a reply for my questions regarding this and many
>others. If you have a
>solution I would like to go back to newer ver. but I need
>KDE and I need to know what replaced the old config files.
>I am new to linux and unfortunately only know the KDE gui
>with a little console experience.
>
>Mike
>
>
>> When you are in X go to a terminal and type in setup. Then go to X
>> Configuration. Then choose the monitor that you should have already sleected
>> and test it out. Then it should say Do you want me to boot X on on startup
>> and choose yes. And it should work
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Andrew Brackenbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 1:18 PM
>> Subject: [newbie] Still Can't Get GUI I need
>>
>>
>> > Hello. First, thank you to everyone who has helped me with all my very
>> > newbie question. Here's the most recent problem: So, I still can't get
>> > linux to boot to a nice GUI login window. I still get the lego looking
>> > penguin window. A couple of you suggested that I login at the lego
>> penguin
>> > and then type startx. This did take me to a GUI but it was the
>> > "enlightenment" GUI. Frankly, this is the most un-enlightening interface
>> I
>> > have ever sworn at. I want to get to kde. I must get to kde. One of you
>> > mentioned that I may have changed my default run level somewhere. How do
>> I
>> > fix this?
>> >
>> > -andrew
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