Re: dominate xdm?

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Shaul Karl wrote:
> 
> > New install and just got X to work. xdm starts twm, which is lame, on
> > VC7 with a login. You can't get out of it on that console. Startx won't
> > work anywhere of cours.
> >
> > I want to use e.g. icewm. How do I reconfigure xdm to default to a
> > different
> > window manager, and/or turn xdm off? I couldn't find the script to
> > change in /etc/X11.
> >
> 
> Hopefully installing the icewm deb will sort things almost out of the box.
> As for stopping xdm, it is answered in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
> Yet I believe it will not be necessary.
> I am not sure but basically the configuration of the default window manager is
> done with the alternative system and /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50xfree86-common_deter
> mine-startup.

  try:

  update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

  and pick your favourite window manger, you might need to install it
first (not sure how to find all packages that provide x-window-manager)

	erik