Dear Xaos and 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
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Benjamin and Anna Sher
Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
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