Re: Potato - update-alternatives (Ian Jackson) and window managers - doubt (and Slink to Potato Success)
Taupter wrote:
>
> I was poking update-alternatives, but didn't find a way to point my
> default window manager to /usr/local/bin/gnome-session.
> Yes I did read the man 8 update-alternatives, but it was a bit confusing
> to me (as I think it is a bit confusing to anyone but the man writer aka
> Ian Jackson), since it was not sufficiently explanatory (at least to me.
> Shame on me...).
>
> Could anyone explain to me the right way to make it work like I want, in
> the update-alternatives way?
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
This will put the alternative in manual mode and pointing to the window
manager you have chosen when replying questions prompted by the script.
Cheers,
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