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Re: x-window-manager & user



update-alternatives xwindows-manager is the best automatic approach

or similar, please some correct syntax, I am quoting from memory


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shalehperry@attbi.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: x-window-manager & user


On Saturday 14 September 2002 08:18, Egor Tur wrote:
> Hi Folk.
> Are there  the method to set user variable for prefered window manager?
> (For instance you can set an environment variable "ABIWORD_BINARY" to
> change your default:  AbiWord_d.gtk or AbiWord_d.gnome).
> Thanx.

The window manager is controlled globally by the alternatives system.  If
you
want to control it for each user you need to call the window manager you
want
by hand in your x startup script.  This is usually either .xinitrc (startx)
or .xsession (xdm/gdm/kdm).


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