default system desktop ? how to change?

hvinelinux · 01-26-2005, 05:49 PM

i have installed fc3 and choose the wrong desktop manager. i choose xfce or xcfe or whatever it is and i want all users. including me to get the kde desktop.

i tryed the desktop switching tool, but i still end up with the wrondg desktop mqnager.

how can i go about doing this permenently?

thanks!

tormented_one · 01-26-2005, 06:26 PM

edit the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file. Change to "KDE" and save.
I'd do a reboot but not neccessary

hvinelinux · 01-26-2005, 06:35 PM

i'll give that a try, and thak you!

Brian1 · 01-26-2005, 06:36 PM

To get the kdm login manager edit /etc/inittab

# Run xdm in runlevel 5
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon

Brian1
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sbassett · 01-27-2005, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tormented_one
edit the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file. Change to "KDE" and save.
I'd do a reboot but not neccessary

Also, building on tormented_one's great suggestion, if DESKTOPMANAGER=KDE is not in there or if it says GNOME add/change it.

tormented_one · 01-27-2005, 02:27 PM

change it. from GNOME to KDE. I tried experimenting by having more than one in the file and all I got was problems. Also after you change that the switchdesktop doen't work anymore.(atleast in fc2 it didn't). When I install fc for someone wanting to play around with it, I always install everything(I know it's like 6.8 gig of space), So they have everything they could possiblly need, including switchdesktop-gui which seems to work better than just switchdesktop from a command line.