changing default WM

pmh6310 · 06-11-2003, 01:00 PM

Ok,

Here's the thing....I installed redhat 8.0 and have determined that both Gnome and KDE are just a little too much. I hear its not a good idea to totally remove them but I wish to use a more lightweight WM such as Fluxbox. I was wondering what files I need to change to make Fluxbox my default WM and not Gnome. Thanks.

tangle · 06-11-2003, 01:27 PM

make or edit the file .xinitrc file in the user's home directory so it looks like this.
exec fluxbox
You might need to set the path to the script that will start fluxbox, such as:
exec /usr/share/fluxbox.

pmh6310 · 06-11-2003, 01:54 PM

well I have already edited the .xinitrc file to include the line

exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox

but when Linux boots up I still only have the options to use KDE or Gnome from the login menu. And if I try to launch fluxbox while I'm running Gnome it fails because it says a WM is already running (which makes sense) but I want to boot straight into fluxbox or at least have the option to select it from the login screen. thanks for your help.

hanzerik · 06-11-2003, 02:04 PM

edit /etc/inittab

change this:
from id:5:initdefault:

To: id:3:initdefault:

This will make the system boot up into a console, At the console, login as your user with username/password. Then Type startx

pmh6310 · 06-11-2003, 03:15 PM

Hey thanks that worked

hanzerik · 06-11-2003, 05:00 PM

No Prob