Re: gnome without window manager
"Marcelo Chiapparini" <chiappa@centroin.com.br> writes:
> Hi!
>
> I've just installed helix-gnome in my potato box. The default for the gdm is to boot with helix-gnome running.
> After typing my username and password I found myself with a helix-gnome desktop without the
> window manager (sawfish in my case) running! (I cannot take control over any window I open ). But sawfish
> is already installed and capable of running because if I choose, in the gdm window, the "debian" boot, I end
> with a desktop running Window Maker (no gnome running) and from it I can change to sawfish without
> problems.
>
> How can I enable sawfish in the gnome boot?
>
if you have gnome-session in your ~/.xsession
you should be able to choose your window manager
by running the gnome control panel.
if that doesn't work, you can try
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
as root.
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