"Ivan" == Ivan Uemlianin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ivan> Dear All I'm not using a display manager, but I'd still like
Ivan> a choice of window manager when I startx. How is this done?
Ivan> My boot up takes me to the console, where I login and start
Ivan> up X with 'startx'. I prefer it like this: I have not
Ivan> installed [gkx]dm or the X Window System task package.
Ivan> I have installed both Gnome and Fluxbox and I'd like to be
Ivan> able to run either. How do I do this? 'startx' runs Gnome;
Ivan> 'startx fluxbox' gets this error message:
Look at the files
/etc/alternatives/x-window-manager
/etc/alternatives/x-session-manager
and see 'man update-alternatives'. Specifically, to change these
options sitewide, you need to run 'update-alternatives --config ...'
Ivan> /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: bad command line option "fluxbox"
If you want to make this change just for yourself your best bet is to
create a ~/.xsession file. See the example in
/usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/examples/xsession.gz
for what is possible. Basically, just start fluxbox at the end.
Ivan> Any comments welcome
Cheers!
Shyamal
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