How can I start gnome?

JulianS · 03-02-2004, 02:34 PM

How can I start gnome with slackware? I mean, after installing and then rebooting you get to a console. So what do you do from that console to start gnome?

- Julian

XavierP · 03-02-2004, 02:38 PM

Type in "startx" - minus the quotes. Of course, this assumes that you set Gnome as the default desktop. If not, run xwmconfig, set Gnome and then do startx.

JulianS · 03-02-2004, 02:51 PM

I'm a newbie, so don't take it bad, but I don't know how to run xwmconfig? I mean like:

shell xwmconfig

run xwmconfig

or just:

xwmconfig

Please help me. Thanks.

- Julian

XavierP · 03-02-2004, 03:01 PM

Type in the following:

xwmconfig

In the window/menu which opens up, use the cursor keys to highlight your choice, press space to select your choice (a capital X will appear next to it), press space to ok your choice. The menu will close.

Type the following to start it:

startx

man xwmconfig
man startx
for more help.

JulianS · 03-02-2004, 03:19 PM

I select it, even though it doesn't go capital(continues to be lower case). So when I say ok and do:
startx

it doesn't work, maybe this is because I didn't select one at all, I think the reason to why it doesn't become capital when I press space is because I don't use the US keyboard, I use DK.

So what now?

- Julian

XavierP · 03-02-2004, 03:31 PM

well, if you don't select it, it won't work.

have you tried typing startx? what happens? do you get an error message?

BTW, I also don't use the US keyboard - mine is UK and as far as i know, space is space on all keyboards

JulianS · 03-02-2004, 03:37 PM

Well, when I press the space it goes from ok to cancel or vice-versa.
So, what do I do? I mean selecting it with the mouse doesn't make any differece.

- Julian

XavierP · 03-02-2004, 03:47 PM

press enter

linuxnut2003 · 03-02-2004, 07:11 PM

another way to switch to gnome is type

Code:

 switchdesk gdm 
or 
switchdesk gnome

atm i am not at my linux box or i could tell you for sure

nvn · 03-02-2004, 07:41 PM

Hmm...switchdesk sounds very RH'ish.

Doubt it's there in Slack.

JulianS · 03-03-2004, 07:22 AM

When I checked with Pkg tool it showed up, so it must be there, or is it?
So can somebody give me a step-by-step guide on how to install gnome and run gnome by using nothing then the basic system.

- Julian

nvn · 03-03-2004, 07:49 AM

Did you install from official ISO images?
Did you get the images for CD 1 and CD 2?
Did you select "Full install"?
Did you insert CD 2 when prompted?

The above is probably standard procedure and it installs pretty much everything - including gnome. Then after rebooting, all you should have to do to get gnome up and running is to select it in xwmconfig (if you didn't already do that during the installation process), set up your XF86Config (by xf86config, xfree86setup or manually), and then startx.

JulianS · 03-04-2004, 08:02 AM

I reinstalled it and it worked. Thanks for helping me.

- Julian

dbauder · 03-04-2004, 01:00 PM

Another option is to edit/create the .xinitrc file in your home directory. If you add the following line:

Code:

exec gnome-session

It will start gnome when you start up X. If the file already exists, be sure to comment out any other lines that would start a different window manager/desktop, i.e.:

Code:

exec startkde
exec wmaker
exec blackbox
exec fluxbox

you get the idea