I had the same problem when I installed Helix (now Ximian) GNOME.
Go to the directory /etc/X11/wmsession.d. You will see that the
contents are text files with names like 01KDE, 02GNOME and 06XFce,
depending on what you have installed. If you have an environment
installed that is not represented by one of these files, add a file
with a filename beginning with a unique two digit number followed by
its name (e.g. 07IceWM). The contents should look like this (depending
on the WM):
NAME=IceWM
ICON=icewm-wmsession.xpm
EXEC=/usr/X11R6/bin/starticewm
DESC=Lightweight desktop environment
SCRIPT:
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/starticewm
After you have made entries for all your desktop environments, run (as
root) "/usr/sbin/chksession -l". Reboot and all should be well.
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:48, Ross Slade wrote:
> [Mandrake 7.2]
>
> After recently downloading some stuff with Gnome Helix installer I
> discover that when I reboot I have lost my window manager options
> from the graphical logon screen.
>
> What I have left in the little drop down box where they appear is an
> option for "failsafe" (which still works) and one for KDE which when
> selected leaves me with Twm.
>
> I can fire KDE up from within Twm, so it's still there, what I need
> to know is how to get the various WMs I had/have installed back into
> the drop down option box.
>
> Clues please?
>
> -Ross
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