Mat�as L�pez Bergero wrote: > Shane C Branch wrote: > >> I have been hearing good things about the Ximian desktop and I am >> considering replacing my current KDE desktop with it. I took a look at >> the Ximian site, but still have some questions: >> >> 1) are any of you using it, and how do you like it? >> 2) what package(s) do I need to download, or will the 'net' install >> suffice? >> 3) how do I chose which desktop loads when I start X? Basically, if I >> don't like Ximian, which file do I need to edit to go back to KDE? >> >> thanks. > > > Ximian desktop is a way to install and manage GNOME. > I try Ximian Desktop the last year and I don't like it. > I had some problems with the rpms after install Ximian, looks like the > path of some package change and you can't upgrade the software with a > regular rpm package, only with a rpm provided by Ximian(maybe I'm > wrong). I quit Ximian desktop after this issue. > I prefer GNOME before KDE, I always use GNOME, but dont' like Ximian. > Currenly I'm using Shawfish+GNOME and works very good. > > The net install downloads all que packages you need. > > The file for change the windowmanager is .xinitrc or something like > that. Read the startx file in /usr/bin/X11/ > I think you still can run KDE with $kde, but not sure. >
I prefer GNOME as well, I ran it on my 6.2 install, but when I went to 7.2 it wouldn't work correctly. Especially the screensaver. I could not lock the desktop, so I begrudgingly switched to KDE. What's the latest version of GNOME, maybe that was my problem from before. -- Regards, Shane _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
