On Sun, 26 May 2002 05:02, Damian G wrote:
> On Sat, 25 May 2002 11:22:06 -0500 (CDT)
>
> Dale Huckeby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >   This is my first post to the list.  Can anyone tell me how to install
> > Gnome and Kde, but especially Gnome, without having Mandrake_Desk shoved
> > down my throat.  I can't even install Midnight Commander without it, for
> > Chrissakes! This is for 8.1.  If I can't get my desktop to be MY desktop,
> > I'm going back to 7.2, which unlike 8.1 is lean and mean, or to another
> > distro.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dale Huckeby
>
> mandrake desk? wth are you talking about?
>
> if you are having a lot of trouble installing KDE by yourself ( BTW there
> are howto's Everywhere! try any mandrake related site...),
>
> try booting the installation CD, make no changes to the filesystems,
> choose only KDE and GNOME related packages, and install...
>
> HTH
>
> Damian

If you are talking about the background image then replace it. For KDE:
Control Centre > Look 'n' feel > Backgrounds.

If you are talking about the icons then right click on them and delete them. 

If it is a popup welcome window there may be a checkbox on it to prevent it 
coming up.

P*ssed off attitudes usually draw p*ssed on replies Dale. It is worse when 
nobody understands what you are talking about.

-- 
Michael

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