Mumia W. wrote: > I have no ~/.xinitrc, and when I type "startx," the default Gnome > desktop comes up. > > You can type "startx /usr/bin/gnome-session" to get Gnome. > > If you want KDE, you can do this: "startx /usr/bin/startkde" And type "startx /usr/bin/<windowmanager>" to start some window manager, e.g. "startx /usr/bin/fluxbox". *That* is what I have been looking for all the time. Thanks very much! S.H.