You could actually pass an argument to startx. My .xinitrc looks like this:
if [[ $2 == "kde" ]]; then exec startkde elif [[ $2 == "awesome" ]]; then setxkbmap de exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session awesome else exec startkde fi I've also created aliase for kde & awesome (.bashrc): alias kde="startx kde" alias awesome="startx awesome" Means whenever i want to start kde or awesome i only have to execute "kde" or "awesome". By default (startx) it would start kde. LG On Friday 23 August 2013 13:39:45 Randy Westlund wrote: > I'm looking for a better way to manage multiple WMs. > > I launch X with startx. I also use multiple window managers. I'm primarily > on xmonad because I love tiling WMs, but I also keep xfce around for whever > I developing a GUI or letting my fiancee use my machine. My procedure for > starting multiple managers is this: > > - log in > - startx > - login on tty2 > - edit .xinitrc (shown below) > - startx -- :1 > > .xinitrc goes from: > > exec xmonad > > #exec startxfce4 > > to: > > #exec xmonad > > exec startxfce4 > > Then I can switch between tty7 and tty8 at will. Usually I don't start xfce > at all, but for the times when I do, I'd be nice to do this without editing > a file. Can I simplify this process? Is there anyone else who uses > multiple WMs? How do you manage them? > > Randy
