Gabriel Farrell on 2 Nov 2006 14:12:13 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] changing window manager


On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 11:34:48PM -0500, Shameel Arafin wrote:
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> Something wrong with your gdm settings -- gdm lets me choose which wm
> I want, under the Options or Session button.
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Same here -- gdm should let you choose a wm.

> Never tried Sawfish. I highly recommend Fluxbox. Ratpoison I've read
> about, but... I like my Logitech trackball ;)
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If you're still open to trying out new ones after this mess, I highly
recommend xfce -- it's been good to me.

gabe


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> Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 07:33:07PM -0500, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> >> Thanks (and to Walt): .xinitrc was, indeed, specifying
> >> gnome-session, which is very insistent about launching a window
> >> manager that it likes.  Supposedly other wm's can coexist with
> >> gnome, but it's not obvious.  Also non-obvious is what gnome does
> >>  for me, so it's maybe a wash.
> >
> > And, it turns out, I had to shut off not only gdm but xdm as well.
> > Both run gnome before I have a chance to launch my preferred wm du
> > jour.
> >
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