--- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm running KDE 2.2.1 on WS 3.1 and want to add xfce so I can try it.
However, all the reference sto window mangers and the X-windows
manuals (I
have the O'Reilly manuals) mention the various x files as in start x,
xinitrc, etc. However,
I installed it from an RPM compiled for my i686 from the source RPM. I
ran xfce_setup, went to runlevel 3, then back to 5 and then went to the
Control Center but it didn't show up so I typed in xfce and added it. I
then logged out and selected my login and xfce. I got xfce but the
OK! just went to caldera 3.1.1, kde2, k menu, as below, config, pref,
system,login manager. (that's close, anyway) sessions tab, type
startxfce in the box at lower left, this will highlight add, click add
and reboot and that's it. xfce is on the menu, select it and it should
work. This assumes a
Xscreensaver isn't absolutely required, but its always a nice thing to
have (especially the new v. 4.01, which has some really spiffy new
ones).
--- Ken Moffat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK! just went to caldera 3.1.1, kde2, k menu, as below, config, pref,
system,login manager. (that's close,
I'll do it. I just typed xfce and I did not reboot!
I found the xscreensaver is not required. I saw that message and asked on
the mailing list. so I did an rpm --nodeps -ivh on xfce. I did get the
screensaver but had a compiler error when I was building it.
Thanks.
Ken Moffat wrote:
I changed it to startxfce and just logged off KDE, selected startxfce and
was in business. I didn't even have to reboot!
Now the mouse and keyboard work. I'll work with it tomorrow to figure out
how to get the KDE menus to popup.
Thanks.
Ken Moffat wrote:
OK! just went to caldera 3.1.1,
A few weeks ago, someone else on this list ran into a weird
keyboard-dead problem when they installed XFCE. I wish i remembered who
or how he fixed it. ugh
--- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I installed it from an RPM compiled for my i686 from the source RPM.
I
ran xfce_setup,
