Re: switching window managers and session managers - update-alternatives ?

> In that case, "apt-get --purge remove xdm", followed by editing your > ~/.xinitrc, like so: > echo "icewm" > ~/.xinitrc > > Here's my current file: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> cat .xinitrc > #sawfish & > #icewm > #gnome-session > startkde > #flwm & > #blackbox & > #fvwm95 & > #larswm &

switching window managers and session managers - update-alternatives ?

I have a question about switching between kde and other window managers (blackbox, fluxbox, ion, etc). I am interested in learning what is the preferred or intended method of switching between kde and other 'more traditional' window managers in Debian. I realize that kde is termed a session manag

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I am having a problem with samba on a machine using debian sid. I have loaded samba version 3.0.0beta2-1 for Debian, and am trying to share the linux drive to windows machines (win 2000).  I have set the smbpasswd, but still, when I get the dialog from windows asking for a username and password, a

kde and kdelibs-data dependency

Hi, I have discovered that on unstable I can not install kde at this time.  It seems to me that there is a dependency on kdelibs-data (= 4.3.1.2-2), but 4.3.1.2-2.1 is to be installed, and the version required is not available. Thanks, Jerry Bash ---

Recent upgrade of unstable - xserver problems

Hi, Earlier today I upgraded debian unstable on 2 machines (a desktop and laptop).  In both cases, after rebooting, the x login screen changed in appearance (to maybe xdm, rather than kdm/gdm?), and I am not able to login from the normal login.  In order to login, I need to open a virtual console

Re: usb flash drive problem - module problem?

Andrew, My kernal is 2.4.20-1-k7, and /proc/bus/usb/devices doesn't exist.   I have /proc/bus/usb, but that is empty. And I think that you're right about the timeout message.  I don't know enough to determine a solution, but I continue the investigation. Here is a sequence of events that I went

xv (graphics package)

Hi, I seem to recall that the xv package (graphics viewer / editor) by John Bradley was formerly included in an earlier distribution (potato, maybe?). It doesn't seem to be in the current distributions.   Does anyone know if it is available any longer as a debian package?  Maybe I'm not looking i

Wine - installing windows apps

Hello, I am trying to run some office applications without an installation of windows on my machine and decided to try wine. I am using the Debian unstable (sid) and have just installed wine using apt-get.  I also installed the winesetuptk,.  All seems to be fine with the wine installation (alth

Re: XFree86 installation problem

Otavio, thanks for the response. The update left me with the following package information. I interpret this to say that I do have xserver-svga, although it is from version 3.3.6. BTW, I have a voodoo3 card installed in this machine. Is there another x server package I need. Also, I have seen

XFree86 installation problem

Hi, I have recently updated and upgraded to woody from potato. I installed potato from cd's and did the upgrade on line. It was really the first time I had used apt-get with an on line source, so I may have botched something there, but all seems to be working fine except XFree86 v4.1. The prob