Re: /etc/X11/window-managers
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 02:33:01PM +0300, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> > >>>>> On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:59:12 +0300, Rainer Dorsch <rainer@rainer.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> said:
> >
> > Rainer> I can switch between window-managers like fvwm, twm, and even
> > Rainer> kde by changing the order of the entries in
> > Rainer> /etc/X11/window-managers.
> >
> > Rainer> But I could not figure out so far, what the standard way is
> > Rainer> to start gnome with let say WindowMaker or fvwm.
> >
> > Rainer> Could anybody tell me?
> >
> > put in your .xsession:
> >
> > gnome-session &
> > exec windowmaker
> >
> > You can also choose a window manager from the control center and just
> > do:
> >
> > exec gnome-session
> >
>
> But that is different! /etc/X11/window-managers sets a global default,
> .xsession is only my local choice. Can't I use GNOME as a global default?
> Well, I know, there is /etc/X11/Xsession, but editing there for a
> window-manager is not consistent at all with Debian's /etc/X11/window-managers!
Gnome is not a window manager. I think i remember a enable-gnome option you
could choose somewhere, but don't remember exactly where. maybe in
/etc/X11/Xserver.
Also are the gnome package setup as to start gnome automatically ? a question
about this should be asked at install time, like what is done with xdm.
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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