You don't mention which Distro you are using, and I am only familiar with
RedHat, so...
RedHat's scripts (/etc/X11/Xclients) are trying to figure out which window
manager (Desktop) to start. I suggest you take a look at it for details.
1) Looks in the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop
2) If "GNOME" is found, set that to prefered
3) If "KDE" is found set that to prefered.
4) If "AnotherLevel" is found, set that to prefered.
5) If 'prefered gnome', then start it, if not installed try start kde.
6) If 'prefered AnotherLevel', then...
6a) If $HOME/.wm_style contains Afterstep or AfterStep, start that
6b) If $HOME/.wm_style contains WindowMaker or Windowmaker or WMaker or
wmaker, start that.
6c) If $HOME/.wm_style contains Fvwm95 or fvwm95 start that
6d) If $HOME/.wm_style contains Mwm or MWM or Lesstif start that.
7) If all that fails, give a try of fvwm and last twm...
So, in your case (if your are using RedHat), create a script, that
a) If gnome is wanted, echo "GNOME" >/etc/sysconfig/desktop
b) If kde is wanted, echo "KDE" >/etc/sysconfig/desktop
c) If wmaker is wanted, rm /etc/sysconfig/desktop ; echo
"WindowMaker" >$HOME/.wm_style
d) startx
Hope this helps.
Niclas
OHPC wrote:
> How do I enable KDE, Gnome, or WindowMaker to be run from the command line?
> Every time I want to change my window manager I have to edit .xinitrc.
> And when I type kde in the console, it says:
>
> kcontrol: cannot connect to X server
> kbgndwm: cannot connect to X server
> kaudioserver: Can't connect to the X Server.
> kaudioserver: Audio system might not terminate at end of session.
> Using old audio server with talk id 768
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xdpyinfo: unable to open display "".
> kwmsound: cannot connect to X server
> krootwm: cannot connect to X server
> kfm: cannot connect to X server
> kpanel: cannot connect to X server
> kwm: cannot connect to X server
>
> I posted this message some days ago, but till now no help.
> So: besides editing .xinitrc everytime, what do I have to do?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Otto Pintiaski
>
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