Edwin Goei wrote:
> I've installed SXDE 1/08 on vmware fusion on my mac. I am trying to figure 
> out how to run JDS gnome in the pre-installed VNC server. By default, I get 
> an obsolete twm desktop. I've done some searching and tried a few things but 
> haven't found a good answer. For example, my ~/.vnc/xstartup file contains:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> metacity &
> unset SESSION_MANAGER
> gnome-session
>
> However, the task bar appears mostly empty and there are missing icons on the 
> desktop and the taskbar menus. It appears that metacity and gnome-session 
> both act like window managers, but I'm not sure what they do. Any ideas?
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Actually, metacity is the window decorator, and gnome-session is the 
launcher.

James

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