Dirk Heinrichs wrote: >Am Freitag, 2. Dezember 2005 10:17 schrieb ext Dale: > > > >>Neil Bothwick wrote: >> >> > > > >>>rc.conf doesn't set the GUI you use, it only sets which display manager >>>is run. The display manager is then used to choose the window manager. >>> >>> >>Then what does this mean? >> >> > >Neil was partly wrong here: _If_ you use a display manager, then >DISPLAYMANAGER tells which one to use. > > > >>>On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:41:52 +0530, Mrugesh Karnik wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>I just did emerge --udpate --deep world. It slotted 3.4 and 3.5, so I >>>>>first cleared out my distfiles to free up some space! Then, edited >>>>>/etc/rc.conf to set XSESSION="kde-3.5". >>>>> >>>>> >>According to that you can tell it KDE and what version. I'm confused >>again. Don't worry, it's normal, for me anyway. >> >> > >OTOH, XSESSION tells which window manager to use as default for either xdm, >startx or xinit. > >That means if you use xdm as your display manager or no display manager at >all, then setting XSESSION will be just fine. Other display managers like >kdm or gdm let you choose which window manager to run at login time, so >they don't need XSESSION. > >HTH... > > Dirk > > Well, I use KDM and I click the menu thing to select what I want to login too, or shutdown/restart. I guess in good Linux tradition there is more than one way to skin this cat. LOL Some more painful for the cat I assume. ^_o
For once, I am not so confused. That's . . . . confusing. LOL Yup, I'm a mess in person too. Dale :-) -- To err is human, I'm most certainly human. -- [email protected] mailing list
