RE: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-16 Thread Bret Craw
Go to the system tab on the K menu. There you will find a window manager switcher. Forgot the name of it. It will say something switcher. Click that and a dialog box will come up that allows you to pick GNOME. Bret Craw > -Original Message- > From: Jim Snyder [SMTP:[EMAIL P

Re: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-14 Thread Alan Schussman
Related to this thread: When I reinstalled Mandrake 6.0 some time ago, I mistakenly didn't install Ghome. I have since reinstalled it, but it doesn't show up in the graphical K login. How do I re-place it as an option on that screen? Thanks- -Alan On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, John May wrote: > You can

Re: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-13 Thread John May
You can choose it out of the drop-down box in the K Login box. If you aren't using that, you can change your desktop with desktopcfg or switchdesk. Type either of the two at the command prompt as your normal user. * Original message from: Jim Snyder <[EM

Re: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-13 Thread John Aldrich
click on the "K" menu and under one of the menu options (system or something???) there should be a "desktop switching tool" which you can use. Sorry I can't be more specific...I don't run Linux at home (yet..finally have everything I need -- I think ) and I can't recall EXACTLY where it is. :-)

Re: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-13 Thread John Connell
Jim Snyder wrote: > Hi > > How do I use Gnome with Mandrake 6.0? > > I am really happy with KDE except for occasional lockups but would like to try > Gnome. > > Many thanks. > > Jim Hi Jim! At the login hit the arrow at the drop down menu and select "gnome." John

Re: [newbie] How to use Gnome w/Mandrake 6.0?

1999-08-13 Thread Steve Winston
When you log on, the box where you type in your login name and password will give you the option of switching to Gnome or several other desktops --- Jim Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > How do I use Gnome with Mandrake 6.0? > > I am really happy with KDE except for occasional > lockup