On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 02:02:57PM +0200, Paul Fischer wrote: > I'have xdm and severar Window Managers installed, > how can I make Wmaker the "default" Window Manager > at startup, now it is icewm, > I want to keep my other Window Managers as well > and an easy way switching from Wmaker to any other > of my Window Managers.... Hello Paul and the rest of the great Debian community! For configuring xdm take a look at the files under /etc/X11/xdm and especially /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config. The default xdm-config contains the line: DisplayManager*session: /etc/X11/Xsession Xsession is a script which determines a window-manager either by the first parameter or using /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager (which is a link to a window-manager executable). For making wmmaker the default window-manager add it as a parameter in the DisplayManager*session line of xdm-config: DisplayManager*session: /etc/X11/Xsession wmmaker or (preferrably I think) change /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager to point in the wmmaker executable. About switching between window managers, I don't know about xdm, gdm/kdm do have login screens with a menu for launching the desired window manager. Anybody knows how xdm can be configured for a window manager menu? > btw. what files are involved, e.g. .xinitrc > how should the file look like ? AFAIK .xinitrc is used by startx and not xdm. .xinitrc is a script which contains all the commands you want to be executed in the begining of your X session. The last command is the window manager itself. Follows a sample from my .xinitrc -- snip -- xsetroot -solid black xterm & xrdb ~/.Xresources /usr/bin/X11/afterstep -- snip -- All commands, except those running in the background by default and the window manager, must be run with ``&'' in the end. For more info look at startx, xdm man pages plus the XWindow-User-HOWTO Plz correct me for anything wrong or that can be done in the Debian way. Rgds, -- Serafim Zanikolas Proud of running http://www.it.teithe.gr/~serzan Debian GNU/Linux
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