Re: [newbie] Choosing different desktops

2000-10-04 Thread Adrian Smith
well Marcia you got me i've only been messing with linux a few months -- and from some of the problems i have seen on the list it looks like i've been having it easy. =) my install & system all work good. my problems have all been my own mistakes & i just reinstall linux & try aga

Re: [newbie] Choosing different desktops

2000-10-03 Thread Paul
It was Oct 3, 2000, 14:24, when [EMAIL PROTECTED] keyboarded: Hello Marcia, If you want to use XFCE as only window manager (as I do :), you can write your ~/.xinitrc like this: #!/bin/sh # # xinitrc file for XFce 3 startxfce script # Some distro needs to allows even localhost to use the displa

Re: [newbie] Choosing different desktops

2000-10-03 Thread Adrian Smith
hi Marcia -- so are you saying that when you get the graphical login box your only choices there are KDE & Gnome?? i ask as you could be trying to change by going in the menu once KDE or Gnome is running & trying to chance it there. my first question would be did you do a full install? if yo

[newbie] Choosing different desktops

2000-10-03 Thread WallerRaknakce
Dear Anyone, As was suggested I did reinstall Linux Mandrake 7 because I could never get the graphical login to comeup. Now I have it! I am thrilled. However, I cannot figure out how to get into the other window desktops such as xfce, enlightenment, etc. The choice is there but I can only get i