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05-22-2023, 03:22 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2014
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Switching Destops
I switched from the Gnome Desktop to the Xfce Desktop. Now I have to reset the X Widows System. How do I do that. My OS is Fedora 37.
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05-22-2023, 04:25 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: slackware
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Originally Posted by williambrown615
I switched from the Gnome Desktop to the Xfce Desktop. Now I have to reset the X Widows System. How do I do that. My OS is Fedora 37.
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What do you mean by "reset the X Windows System"? And why do you think you have to do it? You should be able to switch between desktops without doing anything else. |
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05-22-2023, 06:37 PM
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When I use the desktop switching app a message pops up telling that now I have to reset the X Window System in order for the switch to take effect.
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05-22-2023, 08:49 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
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What steps exactly did you take to switch from Gnome to XFCE?
I ask because I frequently switch among desktops (though, I must say, never on Fedora). I do so at time of login, and have never encountered a message like this.
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05-23-2023, 02:02 AM
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05-23-2023, 05:30 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: slackware
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Quote:
Originally Posted by williambrown615
When I use the desktop switching app a message pops up telling that now I have to reset the X Window System in order for the switch to take effect.
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That just means you have to log out and then back in.
Alternatively, press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. |
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