On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:21:55 -0700 Myles Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:11:13 -0800 (PST) > Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm running XFCE as well. I'm not 100% on what you need to do to > > switch login managers. I figured it out once a few months ago, but > > it was far from obvious. All i know is that i had to dig through > > the various shell scripts under /etc/X11/ to find it. > > OK, I'll poke around and see what I can find under /etc/X11 - we were > given the rest of the day off due to a snow storm so I'll have time to > play with this ;) I know that with Debian all I had to do was apt-get > install gdm (IIRC) and it removed kdm and installed gdm whereas > Slackware required me to edit one of the startup scripts. I'll get > back to you in a couple of hours on this. OK, this was pretty simple actually, /etc/X11/prefdm points the way. In /etc/sysconfig/desktop you'll find either DESKTOP="KDE" or DESKTOP="GNOME", whichever one you have dictates which DM you get - "KDE" gets you KDM and "GNOME" gets you GDM. FWIW, I changed mine so I got GDM in RL5 and was able to login to XFce, the only thing I can find wrong is the system sounds are completely FUBAR'd (much like what unshielded sparkplug cables do for a car radio). So, now we need to figure out what's different with X between your system and mine... -- Myles Green Calgary AB Canada Alberta Linux Step by Step Mirror: http://mylesg.homelinux.net/ -- USER, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot". _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
