I belive that the option to switch desktops is under the options button on
the login panel. I am not booted in Linux right now but will check later.
Bret
Hal Burgiss wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2000 at 12:34:11PM -0800, Brandon Dorman wrote:
> > Minor problem. Following the instructions found in "Red Hat Linux 6
> > Unleashed," I tried to change my login manager to gdm.
>
> Is this not the default? Thought it was...
>
> > I created a file, "desktop" under /etc/sysconfig with only the
> > word, "GNOME" in it. This was under root. When I was in my user
> > account, and typed root, I couldn't save under sysconfig or
> > anything. Perhaps that was my error.
>
> I am not following this. ??? If you couldn't save the file, you likely
> were not root (assuming I am half way understanding the situation).
>
> > When I rebooted, hoping to see gdm instead of xdm, it stopped a bit
> > after mounting the root filesystem. "Press Control-D for normal
> > startup or root password for maintenance."
>
> This sounds like a completely unrelated problem. Sounds like
> filesystem corruption was detected. Read the screen very carefully and
> see if this is what is going on. Maybe. If so, you need to run 'fsck
> <dev_id>'.
>
> > Once I pressed Control D and it did a controlled restart, or I got
> > into root but I don't know the shell command for delete. (to try
> > and delete the desktop file) Can someone tell me how to get out of
> > this using the commandline stuff and then to have gdm start?
>
> rm <file_name>
>
> su to root, then:
>
> echo GNOME > /etc/sysconfig/desktop
>
> then
>
> init 5
>
> > ( I know not everyone likes it, but I'd like to have to ability to
> > try out all the different window managers - kde, gnome, afterlevel,
> > at will) Thank you.
>
> I haven't used it, but I believe you have a 'switchdesk' command that
> should do this for you. Possibly in one of the menus somewhere.
>
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