Re: Option to select desktop
RAMAKISHOREBABU KOPPULA wrote: Thank you for the reply. I have installed 'switchdesk' package and also created the /etc/sysconfig.desktop file, but it not working. What should I do next? Kishore First thing - please do not top post, and post in HTML. Please see Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines If you use /etc/sysconfig/desktop, only use one DESKTOP line - that will be the default desktop. If you use switchdesk, you run it as a user after you log on, and it sets the desktop for that user. Mikkel -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting a bad thing? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: If you use /etc/sysconfig/desktop, only use one DESKTOP line - that will be the default desktop. If you use switchdesk, you run it as a user after you log on, and it sets the desktop for that user. I forgot to add that if you do not have more then one desktop installed, non of this is going to work. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:23:44 +0530 RAMAKISHOREBABU KOPPULA rkbabu.kopp...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for the reply. I have installed 'switchdesk' package and also created the /etc/sysconfig.desktop file, but it not working. What should I do next? Provide more information. What version of Fedora are you running? 10, 11, ?? Which desktop environments have you installed? Gnome, KDE, XFCE, ?? What is your default login? Gnome, KDE, XFCE, ?? Did you install clean or upgrade to your current version? Was it from a LiveCD, DVD, network, etc.? Anything else you think is relevant. i.e. any manually changed configuration files, outside packages, etc. The above will mainly establish whether you have any alternatives. I probably won't be able to help, but with the information someone else might be able to see what is wrong. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM, stangr...@q.com wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:23:44 +0530 RAMAKISHOREBABU KOPPULA rkbabu.kopp...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for the reply. I have installed 'switchdesk' package and also created the /etc/sysconfig.desktop file, but it not working. What should I do next? Provide more information. What version of Fedora are you running? 10, 11, ?? Which desktop environments have you installed? Gnome, KDE, XFCE, ?? What is your default login? Gnome, KDE, XFCE, ?? Did you install clean or upgrade to your current version? Was it from a LiveCD, DVD, network, etc.? Anything else you think is relevant. i.e. any manually changed configuration files, outside packages, etc. The above will mainly establish whether you have any alternatives. I probably won't be able to help, but with the information someone else might be able to see what is wrong. The Gnome Desktop Manager (GDM) used to present a button (Session) that was visible on the login screen. With F11 the button is now hidden until a user name is clicked. Click a user name or other and a desktop configuration menu should appear at the bottom of the screen. Clicking on the Gnome portion of Sessions: Gnome should present a pop-up list of the installed desktops. By the way, the new configuration menu is poorly implemented. Language, Keyboard, and Sessions: are all scrunched up on the 800x600 default setting of my display. Some things don't get better with time. Please go back to the old GDM look and feel of F8. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
On Monday 27 July 2009, Kam Leo wrote: The Gnome Desktop Manager (GDM) used to present a button (Session) that was visible on the login screen. With F11 the button is now hidden until a user name is clicked. Click a user name or other and a desktop configuration menu should appear at the bottom of the screen. Clicking on the Gnome portion of Sessions: Gnome should present a pop-up list of the installed desktops. By the way, the new configuration menu is poorly implemented. Language, Keyboard, and Sessions: are all scrunched up on the 800x600 default setting of my display. Some things don't get better with time. Please go back to the old GDM look and feel of F8. I concur. I liked the old way much better... Also, I have to say I've got a pretty peppy system (Athlon 64, 2200 Mhz, 1 Gb shared ram) but it's dog slow sometimes I'm wondering what the heck is going on, as I'm not swapping to disk a whole lot, and I've still got available RAM: [j...@slave1 ~]$ free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:884524 716996 167528 0 19232 191736 -/+ buffers/cache: 506028 378496 Swap: 6201048 2900325911016 So, why is my system so dog-slow? Is it the fact that I've got an integrated video card instead of a high-end gaming video card or something? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
RAMAKISHOREBABU KOPPULA wrote: Is it possible to select the desktop (KDE or GNOME) at the time of logon or booting? If so, how? Can anybody help me on this please? If you want to make a pertinent selection, you can set it in /etc/sysconfig/desktop. You may have to create the file. DESKTOP=GNOME DESKTOP=KDE When you log in, there should be a dropdown box that will let you select what desktop to use. On my machine it is at the bottom of the screen. But I don't remember if I am using the default settings for GDM. (It is also different if using KDM or XDM.) There is also a program called switchdesk that will let a user set their preferred desktop. (You may have to install it.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Option to select desktop
Thank you for the reply. I have installed 'switchdesk' package and also created the /etc/sysconfig.desktop file, but it not working. What should I do next? Kishore On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Mikkel L. Ellertson mik...@infinity-ltd.com wrote: RAMAKISHOREBABU KOPPULA wrote: Is it possible to select the desktop (KDE or GNOME) at the time of logon or booting? If so, how? Can anybody help me on this please? If you want to make a pertinent selection, you can set it in /etc/sysconfig/desktop. You may have to create the file. DESKTOP=GNOME DESKTOP=KDE When you log in, there should be a dropdown box that will let you select what desktop to use. On my machine it is at the bottom of the screen. But I don't remember if I am using the default settings for GDM. (It is also different if using KDM or XDM.) There is also a program called switchdesk that will let a user set their preferred desktop. (You may have to install it.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
