Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:28, Romanator wrote: > > Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > On Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:36, Romanator wrote: > > > > Romanator wrote: > > > > > Paul wrote: > > > > > > It was Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:30:26 -0400 when Romanator wrote: > > > > > > >For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file > > > > > > > controls the default GUI session during start up? For some > > > > > > > reason the Gnome desktop is kicking in. I want KDE. > > > > > > > > > > > > It is ~/.xinitrc > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > Is this ~/.xinitrc in my home directory? My home directory > > > > doesn't have this file. > > > > Should I log in as root? > > > > > > How did you look at your home directory's contents? If you used a > > > graphical file manager (e.g. GMC, Nautilus, Konqueror), make sure > > > it is set to show hidden files (filenames beginning with a "." are > > > automatically hidden). If you used a terminal screen, make sure > > > you use the command "ls -a" instead of just a plain "ls". This > > > will show all files, so you should be able to see ~/.xinitrc. > > > > Sridhar, > > > > Long time-no-hear. I have checked it out and it appears unless I > > start up another GUI i.e. Enlightenment, this file will not appear. > > The interesting thing is that I had a .xinitswap file > of which I > > renamed .xinitbak and it disabled it. > > > > Any thoughts? > > I have no idea what the .xinitswap file does - I have no such file on > my system. What I *did* notice, however, was that in my home directory > I have a file called .Xclients-default, which does the same job as > .xinitrc. This file should be set to be executable. Inside, it should > have only one active line (lines beginning with a # are merely > comments, so they don't count). This line should say "exec x" > (without quotes), where "x" is the environment to run. Since you > want KDE, the line should be "exec startkde". After making your > adjustments, you should be able to activate KDE by typing startx at a > terminal. > > All this, of course, assumes that X is not loaded automatically at > startup and that you load X manually from a terminal. If X is > automatically loaded at startup (i.e. you get a graphical login > screen), then the solution to your problem is somewhat different. Just > give me a buzz if that's the case. > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." > -- Jeremy S. Anderson I'll give it a try. The last time I was able to access this was when I was in Enlightenment. Afterwhich, an .Xclients file was created. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293 This email is powered by the Tux Email Utility
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:28, Romanator wrote: > Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > On Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:36, Romanator wrote: > > > Romanator wrote: > > > > Paul wrote: > > > > > It was Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:30:26 -0400 when Romanator wrote: > > > > > >For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file > > > > > > controls the default GUI session during start up? For some > > > > > > reason the Gnome desktop is kicking in. I want KDE. > > > > > > > > > > It is ~/.xinitrc > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > Is this ~/.xinitrc in my home directory? My home directory > > > doesn't have this file. > > > Should I log in as root? > > > > How did you look at your home directory's contents? If you used a > > graphical file manager (e.g. GMC, Nautilus, Konqueror), make sure > > it is set to show hidden files (filenames beginning with a "." are > > automatically hidden). If you used a terminal screen, make sure > > you use the command "ls -a" instead of just a plain "ls". This > > will show all files, so you should be able to see ~/.xinitrc. > > Sridhar, > > Long time-no-hear. I have checked it out and it appears unless I > start up another GUI i.e. Enlightenment, this file will not appear. > The interesting thing is that I had a .xinitswap file of which I > renamed .xinitbak and it disabled it. > > Any thoughts? I have no idea what the .xinitswap file does - I have no such file on my system. What I *did* notice, however, was that in my home directory I have a file called .Xclients-default, which does the same job as .xinitrc. This file should be set to be executable. Inside, it should have only one active line (lines beginning with a # are merely comments, so they don't count). This line should say "exec x" (without quotes), where "x" is the environment to run. Since you want KDE, the line should be "exec startkde". After making your adjustments, you should be able to activate KDE by typing startx at a terminal. All this, of course, assumes that X is not loaded automatically at startup and that you load X manually from a terminal. If X is automatically loaded at startup (i.e. you get a graphical login screen), then the solution to your problem is somewhat different. Just give me a buzz if that's the case. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
On Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:36, Romanator wrote: > Romanator wrote: > > Paul wrote: > > > It was Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:30:26 -0400 when Romanator wrote: > > > >For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file controls > > > > the default GUI session during start up? For some reason the > > > > Gnome desktop is kicking in. I want KDE. > > > > > > It is ~/.xinitrc > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > -- > > > "If you think you can, you can. > > > And if you think you can't, you're right." > > > -Mary Kay Ash > > > > > > http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 > > >Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Sylpheed 0.4.66 > > > ** http://www.care2.com - when you care ** > > Is this ~/.xinitrc in my home directory? My home directory doesn't > have this file. > Should I log in as root? How did you look at your home directory's contents? If you used a graphical file manager (e.g. GMC, Nautilus, Konqueror), make sure it is set to show hidden files (filenames beginning with a "." are automatically hidden). If you used a terminal screen, make sure you use the command "ls -a" instead of just a plain "ls". This will show all files, so you should be able to see ~/.xinitrc. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
I fixed in the .xinitrc file. Roman Barry Premeaux wrote: > > Romanator wrote: > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file controls the > > default GUI session during start up? For some reason the Gnome desktop > > is kicking in. I want KDE. > > > > Roman > > Registered Linux User #179293 > > Email Powered By Tux Email Utility > > I was looking at this back in 7.2. The man > says you will find it in either the .xinitrc > in your /home or in the xinitrc in > /lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc. As I recall, it was > in the /lib/X11 directory for 7.2. > Apparently your script isn't updating with > the last windows environment used (KDE, Gnome > etc.). > > Do you log in from the GUI or from the > terminal? > > Barry
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
Paul, I knew there was a file. It's fixed. Thanks for responding. Roman Paul wrote: > > It was Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:30:26 -0400 when Romanator wrote: > > >For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file controls the > >default GUI session during start up? For some reason the Gnome desktop > >is kicking in. I want KDE. > > It is ~/.xinitrc > > Paul > > -- > "If you think you can, you can. > And if you think you can't, you're right." > -Mary Kay Ash > > http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 >Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Sylpheed 0.4.66 > ** http://www.care2.com - when you care **
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
It was Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:30:26 -0400 when Romanator wrote: >For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file controls the >default GUI session during start up? For some reason the Gnome desktop >is kicking in. I want KDE. It is ~/.xinitrc Paul -- "If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right." -Mary Kay Ash http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Sylpheed 0.4.66 ** http://www.care2.com - when you care **
Re: [newbie] Gnome keeps kicking in when KDE start up in LM8
Romanator wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > For some reason the file name escapes me. Which file controls the > default GUI session during start up? For some reason the Gnome desktop > is kicking in. I want KDE. > > Roman > Registered Linux User #179293 > Email Powered By Tux Email Utility I was looking at this back in 7.2. The man says you will find it in either the .xinitrc in your /home or in the xinitrc in /lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc. As I recall, it was in the /lib/X11 directory for 7.2. Apparently your script isn't updating with the last windows environment used (KDE, Gnome etc.). Do you log in from the GUI or from the terminal? Barry
