Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
On Saturday 13 May 2006 14:05, Mick wrote: On 12/05/06, Jed R. Mallen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Install them both and if you use a graphical login (gdm is my choice), you can choose which wm/de you want to go in for that session via a menu. Is there an xdm chooser so that one can manually choose between WM/DE at the time of login? xdm - not that I know kdm - just click on 'menu' and select 'session type', there all availabe de/wm are listed. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
On Thursday 11 May 2006 15:25, Christopher E wrote: Hello All, Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together with out causing issue and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. yes, you can have them both installed. If you are using kdm as login manager, click on 'menu' and select 'session type' to choose which DE should be started. You can even have them both running at the same time! Start X. like with gdm, log in, open an xterm,type: xinit -e xterm -- :1 voila, a second X session on alf+ctrl+f8 was started. Now you can start any desktop you want there, and switch back to the original instance on F7. Isn't that pure luxury? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
Hello All, Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together with out causing issue and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. Sincerely, Christopher -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
Am Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2006 15:25 schrieb ext Christopher E: Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together with out causing issue and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. This is Unix, not Windows ;-) So yes, they can. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hambornerstraße 55 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40472 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: www.keyserver.net pgpkzHVL5Y14N.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
Hello Dirk, Yeah I am glad its not windows :-) I had a feeling the answer was yes. So after I do a emerge what do I need to do to make them play nice together? How do I start one over the other? Now I type in either startx or gdm for Gnome. Thanks ahead of time for your help. Sincerely, Christopher On 5/11/06, Dirk Heinrichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2006 15:25 schrieb ext Christopher E: Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together with out causing issue and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. This is Unix, not Windows ;-) So yes, they can. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hambornerstraße 55 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40472 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: www.keyserver.net -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
060511 Christopher E wrote: Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. Your question is a bit confusing, but in general you can have as many desktop/window managers installed as you want use any 1 of them as when you wish. While you can't run the DE's simultaneously, you can usually use eg Gnome-oriented apps on KDE vice versa. To get both Gnome KDE, emerge the appropriate parts -- I don't use Gnome itself, tho' I have much of it installed, KDE now comes in modules, some of which are essential, others a choice -- then edit ~/.xinitrc to start the one you want with 'startx'. That's if you boot into a raw terminal: if you boot into X straight off, then you need to get them listed in Kdm or Gdm or whatever you use. I boot into a raw terminal, then 'startx' have 2 versions of .xinitrc # PP 050123 : for KDE xscreensaver startkde # PP 050619 : for Fluxbox xscreensaver fluxbox Normally, .xinitrc looks like the former, but if I want to use Fluxbox, I can replace it with the latter by a simple copy; you would have 'gnome' (or however you start Gnome) for 'fluxbox'. HTH -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
Am Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2006 15:51 schrieb ext Christopher E: So after I do a emerge what do I need to do to make them play nice together? How do I start one over the other? Now I type in either startx or gdm for Gnome. Once you have emerged both, select which display manager to use (either gdm or kdm, it doesn't matter) in /etc/rc.conf. At login time, both let you select which Desktop to start. Once started, you can both will happily run one or th others apps. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hambornerstraße 55 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40472 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: www.keyserver.net pgphaIKf2PjAa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
On Thursday 11 May 2006 09:14, Philip Webb wrote: To get both Gnome KDE, emerge the appropriate parts -- I don't use Gnome itself, tho' I have much of it installed, KDE now comes in modules, some of which are essential, others a choice -- then edit ~/.xinitrc to start the one you want with 'startx'. That's if you boot into a raw terminal: if you boot into X straight off, then you need to get them listed in Kdm or Gdm or whatever you use. I boot into a raw terminal, then 'startx' have 2 versions of .xinitrc # PP 050123 : for KDE xscreensaver startkde # PP 050619 : for Fluxbox xscreensaver fluxbox There is no need to go through this trouble. It's gentoo. You can set the system default WM/DE in /etc/rc.conf. To select a different WM/DE when you startx all you have to do is export XSESSION=name of wm. Then you will have the window manager/desktop environment of your choice. If you are already using kdm/gdm as a login manager then you have the ability to easily select what environment you want each time you login. -- Zac Slade [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ:1415282 YM:krakrjak AIM:ttyp99 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
Philip Webb wrote: Your question is a bit confusing, but in general you can have as many desktop/window managers installed as you want use any 1 of them as when you wish. While you can't run the DE's simultaneously, you can usually use eg Gnome-oriented apps on KDE vice versa. Actually you can run both KDE and gnome at the same time. Just log in using one then start a new session using the other. I just verified this using KDM, started my normal KDE session, then from the Kicker menu, choose Switch User, Start New Session then choose the gnome session type from KDM and logged in. Now can switch between the two using ctrl-alt-F7/ctrl-alt-F8. Have fun, Roy -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
On 11/05/06, Roy Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Philip Webb wrote: normal KDE session, then from the Kicker menu, choose Switch User, Start New Session then choose the gnome session type from KDM and logged in. Now can switch between the two using ctrl-alt-F7/ctrl-alt-F8. Alternatively, if you use a lightweight DM like fluxbox, instead of using xinitrc you can add this to your /etc/rc.conf: == XSESSION=fluxbox == Then add this to your ~/.xsession: == exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox == Running startx from console will launch fluxbox and if you want to launch KDE or Gnome then just type startkde from a terminal or whatever one types to start gnome (never tried it because I do not use Gnome). PS. Is /etc/rc.conf still in use? I thought its been deprecated . . . -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
060511 Zac Slade wrote: On Thursday 11 May 2006 09:14, Philip Webb wrote: I boot into a raw terminal, then 'startx' have 2 versions of .xinitrc There is no need to go through this trouble. To select a different WM/DE when you startx all you have to do is export XSESSION=name of wm. Well, everyone has their own way (smile). 'cp .xinitrc-fb .xinitrc' -- overwrite? -- 'y' -- 'startx' seems simpler than fiddling with /etc/rc.confXSESSION ... I avoid Kdm etc as creating an extra level of possible errors: in much earlier times, I was caught once after changing a config file, when Kdm produced an error I couldn't login at all. Yes today, I know what to do it doesn't happen anyway, but why create a potential hazard just to have a pretty box to pop up ? But as I say, everyone has their preferred way of doing things. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!
On 5/11/06, Christopher E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, Could Gnome and KDE run on the same system happly together with out causing issue and if so could someone please walk me through it so I may figure out which one I would wather use. Install them both and if you use a graphical login (gdm is my choice), you can choose which wm/de you want to go in for that session via a menu. -- Jed R. Mallen GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 http://jed.sitesled.com Censorship is rape. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
