On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 10:05:42PM -0400, Arcady Genkin wrote: > I'm trying to configure a point-and-click Linux installation for a > friend of mine. I have been trying to get Gnome running, but to no > avail... > > >From gnome's docs it seems like all it takes is to put "exec gnome-wm" > into X initialization file. I am using wdm, and suspect that it could > be more difficult than that. The installation is a brand-new install > of Potato.
I think you want to change that to "exec gnome-session". BTW, if you're leaning towards a gnomey set-up, you might want to use gdm instead. Then the user just selects "gnome session" from the login prompt (no need to edit ~/.xession files). A non-gnome session can be started by choosing the "Debian" or "Xsession" selections on the login window. > So far I tried three approaches: > 1. Chosing "failsafe" (only an xterm displayed, no window manager) > from wdm, and trying to run gnome-wm from there. I get an error > "Unable to bind port 16001". Think "gnome-wm" wants gnome-name-service, gnome-session running first. I could be wrong. The docs are not as clear as they could be ;) > 2. Adding "gnome-wm" to the selection of windowmanagers in > /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config. This didn't work, and wdm just starts the > previous windowmanager. > 3. Put "exec gnome-wm" into ~/.xsession. This yeilds nothing. > > Any suggestions? Like I said, the system is stock Potato with gnome > and the rest installed by apt. > > On another note, is gnome-panel an application? I.e. should there be > an executable with name "gnome-panel"? I installed the gnome-panel > package, but the executable with this name is nowhere to be found. > > Thanks! > -- > Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com > Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos » ing·email·messages.
