> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Benjamin Sher
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 7:42 PM
> To: XFCE; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Urgent -- can't log into KDE! from console
>
>
> Dear friends:
>
> I decided to experiment today with XFCE. It's a great and neat and
> beautifully designed and very intuitive desktop environment
> that allows
> you to access all of KDE and Gnome (and X and console) applications. I
> certainly recommend it.
>
> Alas, during installation, i.e. while running xfce_setup, I chose to
> install it as default. Actually, while I like xfce very much and may
> want to select it as my default desktop, I think I hit the "default"
> button when I shouldn't have.
>
> Be that as it may, I can't now seem to log into KDE. I have rebooted
> several times, as I usually do into runlevel 3, and from the console
> typed: "startx KDE" (without the quotes). I also tried startx kde. I
> then tried startx Gnome. Nothing works. Instead, each time Linux takes
> me into XFCE.
>
> I really don't mind too much being stuck in XFCE, but it would be nice
> to be able to log into KDE or any other desktop if I wished to.
>
> Would really appreciate your help.
>
>
Benjamin
The startx command will start the default window manager.
The command for kde is startkde and for gnome, start gnome.
Charles (-:
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
