Re: [expert] X Login Manager
> Anyhow, I have just WINDOWMAKER in mine, no DESKTOP= part at > all. Again, iirc, startx ignored the file when it said > DESKTOP=WINDOWMAKER and would always start KDE. Granted, this is > startx from runlevel 3 and not a graphical login manager from level 5, > but should it really make a difference? Does `DESKTOP=' include the > meaning `and use the associated gui login manager'? The file is dtructured so that just the name of the WM means thats the default WM when you start X (Which can be overridden from your home directory) and the DESKTOP= parameter defines which graphical login manager the system starts in runlevel 5. If neither exist (or the file dosn't) then the defaults kick in (KDE in both cases) -- Andrew George --- The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is the reason that He makes so many of them. -- Abraham Lincoln Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
Andrew George wrote: >>Anyhow, I have just WINDOWMAKER in mine, no DESKTOP= part at >>all. Again, iirc, startx ignored the file when it said >>DESKTOP=WINDOWMAKER and would always start KDE. Granted, this is >>startx from runlevel 3 and not a graphical login manager from level 5, >>but should it really make a difference? Does `DESKTOP=' include the >>meaning `and use the associated gui login manager'? >> > > The file is dtructured so that just the name of the WM means thats the > default WM when you start X (Which can be overridden from your home > directory) and the DESKTOP= parameter defines which graphical login manager > the system starts in runlevel 5. > > If neither exist (or the file dosn't) then the defaults kick in (KDE in both > cases) > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > There is another way to handle things besides a login manager. Set your runlevel to 3 so you come up in console, login as whatever user you like, then use Xtart. You receive a menu of WMs that are accessible. If you need to use ctrl-alt-backspace because some program freezes your WM, you are still logged in in console and an up arrow brings up Xtart again. It is on your install CD. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
Roberto Armenteros wrote: >For some reason i dint find any file named desktop on >/etc/sysconfig but when I checked /etc/X11/prefdm i >saw a reference to this file. Weird!!! > >--- Oscar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>El sáb, 05-01-2002 a las 23:39, Tom Badran escribió: >> >>>Currently, X uses kdm as the login manager, >>> >>however i would like to >> >>>experiment with gdm/xdm, so could some kind soul >>> >>please tell me how i >> >>>can change the default (without uninstalling kde). >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Tom >>> >>>-- >>>Tom "Tomahawk" Badran >>>Imperial College, Department of Computing >>>- >>>PGP Public @ certserver.pgp.com >>> >>Go to folder /etc/sysconfig >>edit the file "desktop" >>Replace DESKTOP=KDE by DESKTOP=GNOME for gdm, or >>DESKTOP=AnotherLevel >>for xdm. >>(If curious, you can see how it works at >>/etc/X11/prefdm) >>saludos, >>óscar. >> >>-- >> .-. >> oo| >> /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 >>(\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ >> >> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from >>> >MandrakeSoft? > >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! >http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > I don't have it either, that is why I had to creaet a ".xinitrc" file and put "exec blackbox" so that I can bootup with a blackbox windowmanager instead of KDE by default. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
El dom, 06-01-2002 a las 12:00, Chris Spackman escribió: > Roberto Armenteros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > For some reason i dint find any file named desktop on > > /etc/sysconfig but when I checked /etc/X11/prefdm i > > saw a reference to this file. Weird!!! > > If memory serves, I didn't have the file at first either - something > somewhere must default to kdm if the file doesn't exist. Or maybe it > has something to do with choosing run level 3 at install. > > Anyhow, I have just WINDOWMAKER in mine, no DESKTOP= part at > all. Again, iirc, startx ignored the file when it said > DESKTOP=WINDOWMAKER and would always start KDE. Granted, this is > startx from runlevel 3 and not a graphical login manager from level 5, > but should it really make a difference? Does `DESKTOP=' include the > meaning `and use the associated gui login manager'? > > -- > Chris Spackman The valid options for DESKTOP= are only: - KDE - GNOME - AnotherLevel because there is no more options in /etc/X11/prefdm if /etc/sysconfig/desktop does not exist, you can create it with the desired option. For LM 8 and 8.1 the file must start with DESKTOP=. In LM7.x, I believe, you must put only the required option, a.e, "KDE" instead of "DESKTOP=KDE" -- .-. oo| /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
Roberto Armenteros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For some reason i dint find any file named desktop on > /etc/sysconfig but when I checked /etc/X11/prefdm i > saw a reference to this file. Weird!!! If memory serves, I didn't have the file at first either - something somewhere must default to kdm if the file doesn't exist. Or maybe it has something to do with choosing run level 3 at install. Anyhow, I have just WINDOWMAKER in mine, no DESKTOP= part at all. Again, iirc, startx ignored the file when it said DESKTOP=WINDOWMAKER and would always start KDE. Granted, this is startx from runlevel 3 and not a graphical login manager from level 5, but should it really make a difference? Does `DESKTOP=' include the meaning `and use the associated gui login manager'? -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
For some reason i dint find any file named desktop on /etc/sysconfig but when I checked /etc/X11/prefdm i saw a reference to this file. Weird!!! --- Oscar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > El sáb, 05-01-2002 a las 23:39, Tom Badran escribió: > > Currently, X uses kdm as the login manager, > however i would like to > > experiment with gdm/xdm, so could some kind soul > please tell me how i > > can change the default (without uninstalling kde). > > > > Thanks > > > > Tom > > > > -- > > Tom "Tomahawk" Badran > > Imperial College, Department of Computing > > - > > PGP Public @ certserver.pgp.com > > > > Go to folder /etc/sysconfig > edit the file "desktop" > Replace DESKTOP=KDE by DESKTOP=GNOME for gdm, or > DESKTOP=AnotherLevel > for xdm. > (If curious, you can see how it works at > /etc/X11/prefdm) > saludos, > óscar. > > -- > .-. > oo| > /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 > (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
El sáb, 05-01-2002 a las 23:39, Tom Badran escribió: > Currently, X uses kdm as the login manager, however i would like to > experiment with gdm/xdm, so could some kind soul please tell me how i > can change the default (without uninstalling kde). > > Thanks > > Tom > > -- > Tom "Tomahawk" Badran > Imperial College, Department of Computing > - > PGP Public @ certserver.pgp.com > Go to folder /etc/sysconfig edit the file "desktop" Replace DESKTOP=KDE by DESKTOP=GNOME for gdm, or DESKTOP=AnotherLevel for xdm. (If curious, you can see how it works at /etc/X11/prefdm) saludos, óscar. -- .-. oo| /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] X Login Manager
On Sat, 05 Jan 2002 22:39:06 + Tom Badran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Currently, X uses kdm as the login manager, however i would like to > experiment with gdm/xdm, so could some kind soul please tell me how i > can change the default (without uninstalling kde). kmenu>configuration>Boot and Init>GDM Configurator to switch back to kdm: kmenu>control center>System>Login Manager -- It said use windows 95 or better so I loaded linux! In a world without walls and fences who needs windows and gates? Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
