Long post follows (sorry)...
Obviously this is off topic, but since you're asking, i just installed RH6
as a test system at work while i wait for Mandrake 6.
I did the same as you and had a look at Gnome, after logging out and logging
back in again this time specifying KDE it now remembers this as my users
default.
[Anyone not interesed in how this was done can stop here!!]...
I did make a change to the system however - the GDM xdm clone seemed to be
broken as far as XDMCP broadcasts were concerned (no 177 packets being sent
out), so i changed back to KDM (as this is what i know and love) and XDMCP
started working. It was after this change that i noticed that my default
window manager was remembered.
To make the change, there is a symbolic link in '/etc/X11' which points
'prefdm' to '../../usr/bin/gdm' rename this out of the way and create a
symbolic link that points prefdm to '../../usr/bin/kdm'. Reboot the machine
(unfortunately just switching run levels didn't work), and all will be back,
but with KDM as your X login.
As someone else commented earlier, it's damn annoying that RH have not
installed KDE to /opt/bin like the rest of the world (or is it just me).
Haven't fully worked out the consequences of this yet...
Martin.
----- Original Message -----
From: Arnold Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:26 PM
Subject: [newbie] RedHat 6.0 revisited
> I just installed RedHat 6.0 on my system and I'm pretty impressed with it!
> I can only imagine what Mandrake 6.0 will be like when released!! :)
>
> I noticed some of you had tried RH6 and was wondering if you knew how to
> change the "default" X Windows Manager when you use the XDM to log in?
The
> default is Gnome, of course. I don't mind having to manually switch to
KDE,
> but would like to know how to make it the default without having to go
> through the extra "work". I've only looked at Gnome for a brief moment
> (when I decided to see which X was "default") and it looks basically like
a
> "Gnome-ified" version of KDE.
>
> :) Hope someone can help.
>
>
> Thanks!
> Arnold
>
>
>
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