Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

HectorScaramelli wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 17:48, Kent West wrote:
>  
>
> > HectorScaramelli wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any
> > > desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default.
> > >      
> > You can set this on a user-by-user basis by creating a file in the 
> > user's home directory named ".xinitrc", and put the name of your 
> > preferred wm in that file. Here's what mine looks like, which startx KDE:
> >
> > westk[@westkent]:/home/westk:> cat .xinitrc
> > #sawfish &
> > #icewm
> > #gnome-session
> > startkde
> > #flwm &
> > #blackbox &
> > #fvwm95 &
> > #larswm &
> > #galeon
> > #fvwm95
> > #xterm
> > #gnome-panel &
> > #twm
> > #wmaker
> > #xfwm
> >    
>
> I don't have any right now. Can I have this done by the installation
> process? I didn't request kde when installing for the first time.
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>
>  
You'll have to manually create the .xinitrc file; you'll have to install 
any window managers you want to try out. You can do so with a command like:
 apt-get install sawfish icewm blackbox kde wmaker
or
 apt-get install fvwm95

> Yes gdm does it and I have been able to run blackbox within gnome but
> could'n get rid of the gnome desktop.
>  
This is choice during the login using gdm? kdm actually changes fully 
between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just:
 apt-get install kdm
and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you 
want to change which one you use:
 dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc)

--
Kent