Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Scot P. Floess
Paul, Its pretty nice and actually runs quite well as a Xen guest (my hardware at home doesn't support full virtualization)... I believe its more on par with Fedora 12 (maybe 13?). KDE is fairly modern (4.2 something I believe). Unfortunately, the KDE version is a version before the "tabbin

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Always Learning
> This isn't for me :) Someone posted the original question and I was > attempting to help ;) Thanks Scott. Have a very nice day and an enjoyable weekend. :-) Paul. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Scot P. Floess
Paul, This isn't for me :) Someone posted the original question and I was attempting to help ;) On Fri, 9 Sep 2011, Always Learning wrote: > Hi Scott, > > Can you use one of the alternatives for Switchdesk ? > > Paul. > > > ___ > CentOS mailing list

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Always Learning
On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 09:05 +0200, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > It is quite different and not to be compared in any way. C5 was based > on F6, while C6 is based on F12. Differences are quite extreme in some > aspects (for example KDE3 vs KDE4). Even the set of available packages > is different (for e

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Always Learning
On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 09:05 +0200, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: > Always Learning wrote: > > Just the answer to my previous question. What is C6 like compared to > > 5.6 ? > newer. That is the major problem with Centos - It is boring; it just works :-) Paul. ___

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Always Learning wrote: > > Just the answer to my previous question. What is C6 like compared to > 5.6 ? It is quite different and not to be compared in any way. C5 was based on F6, while C6 is based on F12. Differences are quite extreme in some aspects (for example

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-09 Thread Nicolas Thierry-Mieg
Always Learning wrote: > Just the answer to my previous question. What is C6 like compared to > 5.6 ? newer. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 20:08 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > To be honest, I don't need it. I was just commenting to the original > poster... Just the answer to my previous question. What is C6 like compared to 5.6 ? Paul. ___ CentOS mailing list Cen

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
Hi Scott, Can you use one of the alternatives for Switchdesk ? Paul. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
To be honest, I don't need it. I was just commenting to the original poster... On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Always Learning wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 16:18 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > > > >> And yes, it is discontinued as Paul stated - I saw it was in the RHEL >> release notes as well... > >

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
Sorry, yet another type-o... My VM is CentOS 6.0...uname spells it out ;) On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Always Learning wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 16:16 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > >> Here is my Centos 5.6 VM: >> >> uname -a ; yum search swtichdesk >> >> Warning: No matches found for: swtichdesk

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 16:18 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > And yes, it is discontinued as Paul stated - I saw it was in the RHEL > release notes as well... Can you use the Fedora version ? Paul. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://l

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 16:16 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > Here is my Centos 5.6 VM: > > uname -a ; yum search swtichdesk > > Warning: No matches found for: swtichdesk > No Matches found ERROR ** Just noticed, after typing the bit below, your American spelling

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
Ah type-o before any corrects me :) uname -a ; yum search switchdesk Linux centos-workstation 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.centos.plus.i686 #1 SMP Sun Jun 26 15:21:38 BST 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Repository 'flossware' is missing name in configuration, using id Loading mirror speeds from cached host

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
Here is my Centos 5.6 VM: uname -a ; yum search swtichdesk Linux centos-workstation 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.centos.plus.i686 #1 SMP Sun Jun 26 15:21:38 BST 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.us.leaseweb.net * epel

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 21:03 +0100, Always Learning wrote: > I'm on Centos 5.6 X64 with the 'normal' repos. > > Just typed-in:- > > yum install switchdesk > > and got > > . switchdesk.noarch 0:4.0.8-6 > > ... switchdesk noarch 4.0.8-6 base 15 k > > > So it is there It is also

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
For 5.6 perhaps...but 6.0 no dice ;) switchdesk is also available in Fedora 15... On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Always Learning wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 15:05 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > >> I've done some googling but have no idea what the replacement is for >> switchdesk (or if there even is

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread m . roth
Always Learning wrote: > On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 15:05 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > >> I've done some googling but have no idea what the replacement is for >> switchdesk (or if there even is one)... > > I'm on Centos 5.6 X64 with the 'normal' repos. > > Just typed-in:- > > yum install switchd

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Always Learning
On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 15:05 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > I've done some googling but have no idea what the replacement is for > switchdesk (or if there even is one)... I'm on Centos 5.6 X64 with the 'normal' repos. Just typed-in:- yum install switchdesk and got . switchdesk.n

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Scot P. Floess
Yeah - that package isn't available at all... I've done some googling but have no idea what the replacement is for switchdesk (or if there even is one)... On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Timothy Murphy wrote: > John Doe wrote: > >>> How can I make the default KDE? >>> How can I get KDE with startx after b

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Timothy Murphy
John Doe wrote: >> How can I make the default KDE? >> How can I get KDE with startx after booting to level 3? > > Maybe try: > yum info switchdesk [tim@grover ~]$ yum info switchdesk ... Error: No matching Packages to list [tim@grover ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS Linux release 6.0 (Final

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:38 AM, Devin Reade wrote: > Jeremy Sanders wrote: > >> Assuming it is the same as fedora, put the lines >> >> DESKTOP="KDE" >> DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE" >> >> in /etc/sysconfig/desktop to change it for all users. > > IIRC, setting DESKTOP there only has an effect for new users

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-08 Thread John Doe
From: Michael D. Berger > I learned from Anne that if I boot to level > 5, after I enter the username, can select > Gnome or KDE.  I note that the default is > always Gnome. >   How can I make the default KDE? >   How can I get KDE with startx after booting to level 3? Maybe try:   yum info sw

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Devin Reade
Jeremy Sanders wrote: > Assuming it is the same as fedora, put the lines > > DESKTOP="KDE" > DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE" > > in /etc/sysconfig/desktop to change it for all users. IIRC, setting DESKTOP there only has an effect for new users; after someone has already logged in once then I think their

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread John Beranek
On 07/09/2011 22:35, Jeremy Sanders wrote: > Michael D. Berger wrote: > >> I learned from Anne that if I boot to level >> 5, after I enter the username, can select >> Gnome or KDE. I note that the default is >> always Gnome. >> >>How can I make the default KDE? >> >>How can I get KDE with

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Jeremy Sanders
Michael D. Berger wrote: > I learned from Anne that if I boot to level > 5, after I enter the username, can select > Gnome or KDE. I note that the default is > always Gnome. > >How can I make the default KDE? > >How can I get KDE with startx after booting to level 3? Assuming it is the

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread m . roth
Scot P. Floess wrote: > > Sorry for .xsession, I mean when you are in runlevel 3 and type startx... > However, in looking at my home directory, I see I have .xsession > symbolically linked to .xinitrc > > I think you want a ~/.xinitrc that looks like what I described for > .xsession > > I just did

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Scot P. Floess
Very welcome... There was some reason I did the link - but can't remember why :) I think at one point .xession was used (again I can't remember)... On Wed, 7 Sep 2011, Michael D. Berger wrote: > On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:02:17 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > >> Sorry for .xsession, I mean when

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Michael D. Berger
On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:02:17 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > Sorry for .xsession, I mean when you are in runlevel 3 and type > startx... However, in looking at my home directory, I see I have > .xsession symbolically linked to .xinitrc > > I think you want a ~/.xinitrc that looks like what I descr

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Scot P. Floess
Sorry for .xsession, I mean when you are in runlevel 3 and type startx... However, in looking at my home directory, I see I have .xsession symbolically linked to .xinitrc I think you want a ~/.xinitrc that looks like what I described for .xsession I just did some googling - I couldn't remembe

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Michael D. Berger
On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:25:50 -0400, Scot P. Floess wrote: > In my ~/.xsession I have: > > #!/bin/bash > startkde > > > I think .xsession needs execute permission...can't remember (but thats > what I have mine set as)... > > Additionally, I believe that once you select KDE and login (under > ru

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 6: Making KDE Default

2011-09-07 Thread Scot P. Floess
In my ~/.xsession I have: #!/bin/bash startkde I think .xsession needs execute permission...can't remember (but thats what I have mine set as)... Additionally, I believe that once you select KDE and login (under runlevel 5), it remembers you chose that... On Wed, 7 Sep 2011, Michael D. Be