On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Whit wrote: > On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 01:32:30AM -0500, James Smith wrote: > > try this: > > cd /etc/alternatives > > ln -s /usr/bin/startkde x-window-manager > > Then startx. You might have to rm the old x-window-manager first > > Thanks for the advice. But it doesn't do the trick. I still just get a > konsole session in the midst of a grey screen.
Are you using the X from unstable? try... startx /usr/bin/kde2 startx is using the defaults if it doesn't get an absolute path. Putting, "exec blackbox|kde2|twm", in ~/.xsession controls which wm starts if I do "startx". - Bruce