Changing Desktop?

paddyjoy · 07-06-2005, 07:19 AM

I just did a full install of FC4 which inculded KDE and Gnome, just wondering how do you change from using KDE to Gnome?

Paddy

BuckRogers01 · 07-06-2005, 07:21 AM

if u log out, back to the login screen, there is a button named 'session' at the bottom of the screen. Click it and choose the desktop u wud like to load. It will also ask u (when u log in), if u wud like to set it as ur default, choose whatever u wish.

Nylex · 07-06-2005, 07:22 AM

On boot, do you have a graphical login screen? There should be a button saying "Session" or something similar and you can choose between KDE and GNOME there.

paddyjoy · 07-06-2005, 07:23 AM

Thanks that was easier to do than I expected ha ha!

Paddy

karhu · 07-08-2005, 07:24 AM

Hi,

I've just installed Fedora Core 3 yesterday. (btw, the installation was flawless

Fedora recognized everything... and my PC is quite old )

I was wondering how can I install Fluxbox and make it my default 'desktop' ?

Is there a .conf file that I can update (to include Fluxbox) ?

thanks in advance,

ethics · 07-08-2005, 09:37 AM

The way i did it was to add the yum.conf the unnoficial fedora faq and do

yum install fluxbox.

then you can login to it by choosing it from the session at login, i never found how to make it default in FC3 but FC4 prompts if you want it to be.

once it's installed you can edit

~/.fluxbox/menu to change the right click menu

~/.fluxbox/startup to edit what starts when fluxbox does.

as for the look, you can download premade themes (just use google), open the theme in a text editor and customise how you want

setenv02 · 07-08-2005, 11:28 AM

Hey try running the program switchdesk and that will help you out from changing to each different desktop.