On 07 Mar 2004 15:56:04 -0300 HectorScaramelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > Need help trying to figure out what are all the steps needed to replace > Kde that comes up by default when 'startx'. I'd like to change the > default kde so as to test icevwm and blackbox. I've already installed > them with 'dselect'. > TIA > Hector > You _could_ change it manually to launch your window manager of choice when using startx by changing the symlink: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/alternatives$ ls -hal x-window-manager lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2003-11-06 17:03 x-window-manager -> /usr/bin/wmaker But another advice might be installing wdm or another xdm clone which supports window manager selection. When you machine is booted you get presented a graphical login prompt with a dropdown box which lists all available window managers. hth -- Elie De Brauwer http://www.de-brauwer.be Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of a man... --Friedrich Nietzsche-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]