On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:43:04 -0500 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >List-Id: An all-purpose XFree86 discussion forum <xpert.XFree86.Org> >Subject: Re: Linux 8.0 - Replacing Gnome with XDM > >Feigning erudition, Herman Buel wrote: >% >% What is the standard way to disable GNOME and only come up with XDM ? > >I presume that "Linux 8.0" means Red Hat Linux 8.0 (or perhaps SuSE >or Mandrake) -- there being no such monster as "Linux 8.0" that I'm >aware of. If you are talking about Red Hat Linux 8.0, the way I would >do it is to edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop and set DESKTOP="", then to >edit /etc/X11/prefdm and change the line that reads "preferred=" >to read "preferred=xdm". If memory serves, you might be able to >use the GUI Login Manager tool to change the display manager, but >I don't use Crimson Fedora, so you're on your own there.
In /etc/sysconfig/desktop, set: DISPLAYMANAGER=xdm -- Mike A. Harris ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris OS Systems Engineer - XFree86 maintainer - Red Hat _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
