Re: Gnome 2 upgrade failed, no window manager
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Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:48:16AM +0000, Miah Gregory wrote:
> > [please CC as not subscribed to list]
> > Just upgraded to gnome 2 from sid, and it went through the upgrade
> > process without any complaints. However, enlightenment is not being
> > started, nor indeed can I find any options on the new control panel
> > (which I could only find on the "Debian Menu->Apps->System->Gnome->Gnome
> > Control Center 2" menu) which allow you to select the window manager.
> > From the "Applications->Desktop Preferences" menu, there appear to be a
> > different set of configuration items to those available in the control
> > center itself. In the Advanced submenu, all but screensaver are listed.
> > The accessibility submenu seems complete, but there is nothing from the
> > Desktop Preferences section of control center.
> > I've finally resorted to starting enlightenment as part of the session,
> > but presumably this /isn't/ the right way to do this?
> > Please let me know if there's any more information you need me to
> > provide.
> You have to use update-alternatives as root :
> # update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Strange. Tried that, but, as expected, enlightenment is the only installed
window manager. :/
> This is one of the stupidest part of the gnome2 transition, since
> upstream gnome2 people think you should not change window manager
> anymore, or are to stupid to understand what a window manager is, or
> would be afraid of the possibility of changing a window manager. Well,
> clearly they have only the corporate tech support in mind, bit what can
> we do about it ?
> This has been discussed on this mailing list before, and a
> solution is well underway (at least that was the impresion i had, read
> the mailing list archive to convince yourself).
My apologies, I did check this month's archive, but, if it weren't so early,
I should've checked last month and earlier too. :-)
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Miah Gregory
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