On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:59:44 -0700 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You didn't say whether you wished to keep KDM, or use XDM. THis is > kinda important, as if you remove *all* of KDE, you'll lose KDM too, and > then you'll be forced to either do without a login manager and start > xfce manually for each user. > > Also, if you go with XDM, then each user will have no choice but to use > a single window manager by default (rather than the semi-fancy menu of > options). Sure, they can still use something else, but its no where > near as simple as just picking it off the KDM drop down menu. > > > > Collins wrote: > > On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:24:39 -0500 "Richard R. Sivernell" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Guru help needed > >> > >> I have a installed Easerver system up. But no gui as something is > >> wrong with > >>kde. What I want to do is remove kde from the system totally and use > >>xfce. I want to use xfce so I can have all of the terminal window & > >>browser/ ftp downloading capability to manage my server & I want it > >>also to function as a Web Server. How do I remove the kde stuff > >>from being called and insert xfce as the manager of choice. > >>Appreciate all replies > >> > > > > > > 1. Install xfce with --prefix=/usr (the default is /usr/local). If > > you want the CVS version, see my prior post on how to do that; > > otherwise follow the standard xfce install instructions. There are > > also RPMs (ugh!) available. > > > > 2. If you are currenly booting from gui, change your /etc/inittab to > > boot to run level 3. You can make changes to the gui boot to allow > > xfce as a choice, but it's too much of a PITA for me. > > > > 3. xfce will have installed /usr/bin/startxfce. Issue startxfce to > > starup xfce and enjoy. I make an alias sx for starting xfce. The run > > program dialog is your friend. Switch to the desired desktop (you get > > 4 by default, but you can use up to 10). Click anywhere on an open > > part of your desktop, select run program, enter a program to run. > > After you've done this once, the program will be in a dropdown list > > for you to select again. 4. When you terminate xfce/xfwm, your > > started programs will come back right where you left them. > > > > 4. Now that you have xfce running, start a terminal window, su -, and > > search and destroy all kde stuff, if you like. Otherwise, just ignore > > kde, if you have the disk space. Note that xfce provides a menu of > > kde and gnome applications, and you can continue to run these any time > > you need them. > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonnie You are correct. No KDE at all. -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
