How to Change Desktop Environment in Fedora 9

shreks · 05-12-2008, 10:09 PM

In Fedora 9, how to change the default display manager and desktop environment? I remember in previous releases, I can do this by putting "DISPLAYMANAGER=KDE" and "DESKTOP=KDE" in /etc/sysconfig/desktop. But there is such file in Fedora 9. I added it and rebooted my box, however no effect at all.

I also found another problem when setting language preference. Before I can do this by putting "LANG=..." in ~/.i18n, but now it doesn't work anymore.

So anyone knows how to deal with these annoying problems? Thanks a lot!

theriddle · 05-13-2008, 09:07 AM

You can start a different desktop environment from the login screen. Choose the "Session" menu and it'll list the desktops you have.

seanys · 05-15-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by theriddle

You can start a different desktop environment from the login screen. Choose the "Session" menu and it'll list the desktops you have.

Note, the 'Session' menu doesn't display if a user is already selected, which is what it defaults to (on my install).

You have to click 'Other...' on the logon screen before the 'Session' menu appears.

jlo_sandog · 06-15-2008, 12:10 AM

yum install switchdesk

shafty023 · 06-17-2008, 07:30 PM

Look in /etc/X11/prefdm
It explains where it's grabbing DISPLAYMANAGER from. Of course we all know this is /etc/sysconfig/desktop but just make sure something is not malformed in that file.

Swagata Paul · 06-23-2008, 05:59 AM

use the command "switchdesk KDE" OR "switchdesk GNOME".
If switchdesk not found, install it using "yum install switchdesk"

-- Its very easy in Fedora/Red Hat EL