How to properly Gnomeify Storm Linux?

[John McBride <jmcbride@networkone.net>]

Hello,

I have been using Storm Linux, but am tired of KDE.

I installed potato, and the helix-gnome, as well as some of the window
managers.

Here are my questions:

1) I tried a bunch of window managers and the helixcode stuff, and now
my destop is broken (I think WindowMaker did...something. All the WM
menus suddenly disappeared, and nothing seemed to be right after that).
Enlightenment won't configure, sawfish locks the configuration app, etc.
What packages do I need to remove and reinstall to start over with my
gnome desktop? Is there a way to "make" my Storm Linux distro into a
"Debian Gnome Workstation"?

2) What is the proper way to convert a Storm Linux system to Gnome? My
debian book says to add the following lines to the top of
/etc/X11/Xsession (replace e with whatever):

gmc &
enlightement &
panel
exit 0

...given all I've gone through trying to get a workable gnome desktop on
this machine (broken menus, menus that suddenly disappear, configurators
that don't, configurators that lock up) there must be a better way.

I guess the real question is :

"Is there a way to "make" my Storm Linux distro into a "Debian Gnome
Workstation"? IE; the desktop icons don't overlap the wm icons, the
menus and configurators work, etc.

Also, I use "startx" from the command line, no *dm logins.

Thanks in advance,
John