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Been having trouble with WindowMaker - various little things, so, took it off, then re-installed it (this time with a tarball). Now - it is not listed in the startup list at all. Only other window managers. Made a new file (.xsession) and then placed in that file "exec WindowMaker" Still no luck - any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
I use Redhat 7.2 and couldn't get new window managers into my window manager list. That said I'm sure it can be done... I just couldn't!
I ended up just adding a file to my home dir called .Xclinets, with the single line
exec somewindowmanager
To switch I can either delete the file, and then the regular redhat options of gnome and kde come up, or I can just change the name of the window manager in the file itself.
tunedLow:
to add new options to the login list (assuming you are using GDM) add a file to /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions and have the file look like this:
#!/bin/sh
exec windowmanger
e.g. i wnat fvwm as an option, i add a file file that looks like this:
#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/local/fvwm/fvwm2
Problem solved. Gave up and re-installed it as (this time) RPM. Now it works fine. For some reason my system/Mandrake 8.2 did not like the tar version of it. Go figure. Thanks for your help.
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