edit your .xinitrc
windowmaker - 'wmaker', before this works you must "install" windowmaker
"wmaker inst"
gnome - 'gnome-session'
kde - 'startkde' I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE
the single quoted text must be placed in the xinitrc file.
Ray Olszewski wrote:
>
> At 09:06 AM 7/15/00 -0300, 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.
>
> I'm only replying because you say you didn't get any replies the first time
> -- this isn't really in my area of expertise.
>
> Since KDE, Gnome, and WindowMaker all require X in order to run, there is no
> way to run them *directly* from the command line. You'll need to set up some
> sort of scripts to start X with appropriate arguments (possibly telling it
> to use different init files, which I gether you already know how to write).
>
> I know this isn't much help, and I'm sorry for that. I do hope it is enough
> to steer you in the right direction.
>
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