On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 08:00:06PM +0000, Ivan Uemlianin wrote: > I'm not using a display manager, but I'd still like a choice of window > manager when I startx. How is this done? > > My boot up takes me to the console, where I login and start up X with > 'startx'. I prefer it like this: I have not installed [gkx]dm or the X > Window System task package. > > I have installed both Gnome and Fluxbox and I'd like to be able to run > either. How do I do this? 'startx' runs Gnome; 'startx fluxbox' gets > this error message: > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: bad command line option "fluxbox"
You can install something like selectwm, and in your .xsession make the last line be "exec selectwm". After your next startx, configure selectwm. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]