On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:19:15 -0500 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Myles Green wrote: > <snip> > > > > Switching from KDM to using GDM as a graphical login > > > > Open the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop in your favorite editor and > > change DESKTOP="KDE" to read DESKTOP="GNOME", then restart X and you > > should be looking at GDM - select XFce from the menu after entering > > your username but before you add your password (in case you're like > > me and habitually hit enter as soon as the password is there ;-) and > > you're good to go. > > > > OK, but what REALLY hapens? How does this translate to non-RedHat > distro's (like Caldera eWorkstation 3.1)? Isn't there a more > distro-nuetral technique? Like calling gdm (or even xdm)from rc.gui or > something like that. I'm thinking about switching login managers to > see if that solves my xfce from kdm problem I seem to be having. What really happens? Well, when you use those switches at compile-time, XFce sets itself up to use GDM... under RH72 (can't say for COL WS31 as I haven't tried it yet), this means creating an xfce directory under /etc/X11: /etc/X11/xfce and populating it with *rc files, Xclients, xsession etc. Here's the contents on my system: $ ll /etc/X11/xfce total 124 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8674 Feb 13 01:16 fvwm2rc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9859 Feb 13 01:16 fvwmrc -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 639 Feb 13 01:16 Xclients -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38 Feb 13 01:16 xfbdrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38 Jan 15 21:55 xfbdrc.rpmnew -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3267 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3267 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.cs -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3295 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.de -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3304 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.fr -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3260 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.hu -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3408 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.ja -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3405 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3263 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.nl -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3259 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.sr -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3334 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.uk -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3474 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.zh_CN.GB2312-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3462 Feb 13 01:16 xfce3rc.zh_TW.Big5-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3462 Jan 15 21:55 xfce3rc.zh_TW.Big5.rpmnew-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 153 Feb 13 01:16 xfclockrc-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10 Feb 13 01:16 xfmouserc-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 330 Feb 13 01:16 xfsoundrc-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7423 Feb 13 01:16 xfwmrc-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1209 Feb 13 01:16 xinitrc -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 895 Feb 13 01:16 xinitrc.mwm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 637 Feb 13 01:16 xsession -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 885 Feb 13 01:16 xtree.reg It also creates/places files in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions - here is what's in mine: $ ll /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions total 536 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40 Sep 16 20:40 Default -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2264 Sep 16 20:40 Gnome -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 44 Nov 14 10:02 KDE -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 329312 Jan 16 23:11 libxfce.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 976 Jan 16 23:11 libxfce.la -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 181776 Jan 16 23:11 libxfce.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 311 Feb 25 21:31 XFce -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2187 Sep 16 20:40 Xsession The contents of the file "XFce" (above) read as follows: ------- #!/bin/sh ############################################## # # XFce # # $Id: XFce.in,v 1.1 2001/09/27 21:17:54 xfce Exp $ # # XFce file for GDM. Usually in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions. # ############################################## exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce ------- How to switch between KDM and GDM under COL WS311is an unknown to me because, as I mentioned above, I have yet to install it on any of my systems. If you need/want to see anything (files etc) else pertaining to this let me know I should also mention that after installing XFce you must run the setup script - xfce_setup if this is your first time trying XFce or xfce_upgrade if it isn't - before trying to run startxfce. This must be done by all users wishing to use XFce. HTH -- Myles Green Calgary AB Canada Alberta Linux Step by Step Mirror: http://mylesg.homelinux.net/ -- PROGRAM - n. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. v. tr.- To engage in a pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
