Re: How to have more than one window manager?
On Saturday 25 January 2003 12:00, Ivan Uemlianin wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I'm not using a display manager, but I'd still like a choice of window
> manager when I startx. How is this done?
>
> My boot up takes me to the console, where I login and start up X with
> 'startx'. I prefer it like this: I have not installed [gkx]dm or the X
> Window System task package.
>
> I have installed both Gnome and Fluxbox and I'd like to be able to run
> either. How do I do this? 'startx' runs Gnome; 'startx fluxbox' gets
> this error message:
>
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: bad command line option "fluxbox"
>
> Any comments welcome
a) edit ~/.xinitrc and call the wm you want
b) try out the package selectwm
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