kde / gnome question

niehls · 10-12-2003, 07:12 AM

if i use the default runlevel (is it called that?) 3 (multiuser mode) it boots into command line. if i log in and start x using "startx" command it start the neat kde manager, which i like alot ( eye candy-wise ) . but if i choose runlevel 4 (automatically boot into xwin it starts gnome which is not as good looking.
whatever the opinions of which one is the better i'd like to boot into kde using runlevel 4. how can i do this? (and why does gnome even exist when i chose kde during installation?)

rotvogel · 10-12-2003, 07:49 AM

You can use the command xwmconfig to do that. If you use it as root, changes will be system wide, xwmconfig as an unprivileged user will set the preference for that user only .
During installation you were asked which desktop environment you want to use as default. My guess is you selected Gnome as the default desktop environment.

niehls · 10-12-2003, 08:05 AM

i selected kde as the default desktop environment

rotvogel · 10-12-2003, 03:40 PM

Okay, in runlevel 4 gdm is started by default. In gdm there's a button Session or something like it. You can select KDE there if installed properly, it should be one of the choises. After selecting KDE you should login to KDE instead of Gnome.
It works fine here. xwmconfig is working for the startx command at runlevel 3.

niehls · 10-12-2003, 04:58 PM

ok. thanks.
i'll have to learn more about correct definitions of everything anyway.
any of you guys know of a good site for this purpose?

DeadPuddle · 10-12-2003, 05:16 PM

Slackware Book
Unofficially Revised Slackware Book
The Linux Documentation Project
Linux Man Pages Online

sushant · 10-13-2003, 03:22 AM

How to make kde as the default desktop