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Old 04-21-2004, 11:12 AM   #1
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KDM to GDM...how to switch?


Ok, I have both kdm and gdm installed but when it loads the login it's kdm by default. How can I switch to gdm? I would like to know becuz I'm more of a Gnome person than a KDE person. Just fyi I am running on SuSE 9.0 Professional.
 
Old 04-21-2004, 11:24 AM   #2
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in a term window or command line type............

xwmconfig

you'll get a menu to choose from...........
 
Old 05-17-2004, 07:08 PM   #3
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i have had the same problem....bash replies command not found!?

am i doing something wrong?

running suse 9.0 prof
 
Old 05-17-2004, 08:35 PM   #4
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Same here,I googled it and said to go to /ect/sysconfig/desktop but I have nothing close to that,I use Debian,didn't try it as root,may be hidden?
 
Old 05-17-2004, 09:02 PM   #5
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/etc/X11/default-display-manage O.K. that is where mine is.
 
Old 05-17-2004, 09:37 PM   #6
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Well I have RH 9 and at the login screen at the bottom their is "session" click on that and a popup with youre options shows up. I can switch between my different desktops and choose the default.
 
Old 05-17-2004, 10:12 PM   #7
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That is not what I am talking about.You can switch between login screens?
 
  


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