Submitted 31-Oct-00 by Tyler Longren: > Hi list, > I just installed Mandrake 7.2. First, I upgraded a 7.1 box, then Helix > GNOME no longer worked (there was no GNOME session option in GDM). I > figured I'd completely re-install Mandrake 7.2, a fresh install. I did > that, and again, downloaded Helix GNOME, once Helix was installed, I > used GDM for a login, and there wasn't a GNOME session option > (again)...this started happening AFTER I installed Helix. Anybody else > had problems with this? My guess would be that Helix is not compliant with the new system for defining sessions. Likely they have placed a GNOME entry in /etc/X11/window-managers which is no longer used in 7.2. Try adding the following file as /etc/X11/wmsession.d/2gnome: NAME=Gnome ICON=gnome-logo-icon-transparent.xpm DESC=Gnome Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/gnome-session SCRIPT: exec gnome-session -- Anton Graham GPG ID: 0x18F78541 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RSA key available upon request Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry without a certain unsoundness of mind. -- Thomas Macaulay
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