Re: Gnome desktop

[sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)]

I think I am already doing that, althought I may not have done it
correctly. I edited "Xsession" and added the lines:

fvwm2 &
exec /usr/bin/gnome-session

I also tried adding the line:

gmc &

but that didn't make any difference.

Did I leave something out, or do I need to do this differently?

Thanks,
Sandy

>Alternitvely, you could use gnome-session which will run gmc and the
>gnome panel (an anything from previous sessions) for you.  Create a
>.xinitrc file in your users home directory and include the following
>line:

>gnome-session

>Hope this helps.
>Johnny.

>Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:

>> >>>>> "Sandy" == Sandy Shapiro <sshapiro@ucsd.edu> writes:
>>
>>     > I installed Debian (slink) and the X Window system. My "manual"
>>     > that came with the CD, "Learning Debian Gnu/Linux" has a section
>>     > on using GNOME.
>>
>>     > Most of the things they refer to are there, but two are missing:
>>     > home directory icon and File Manager. I suspect they didn't get
>>     > installed. I used dselect to check the CD Rom, but I can't find
>>     > any Gnome related files that are uninstalled.
>>
>>     > Are they listed under another name? Is there some other way to
>>     > complete the installation? I kind of enjoy using Gnome, and I
>>     > would like to find and install the rest of it.
>>
>> They are both the same think.  You need the gmc package, and just run
>> gmc when you are in X windows.
>>
>> Marshal
>>
>>     > Thanks,
>>
>>     > Sandy Shapiro
>>
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