How to switch from kdm to gdm?
kdm is set to load for login... I would like to use gdm instead. What conf is this directive defined?
http://art.gnome.org has some pretty slick login screen themes for gdm :) |
It probably depends on the distribution (with SuSE 8.1 a string ["kdm", "gdm", ...] is assigned in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, which is used in /etc/init.d/xdm for setting the exact location [/opt/kde/bin/kdm, ...]).
I'd suggest a text search for "DISPLAYMANAGER=" in /etc and subdirectories to find the relevant configuration file(s). (Many distributions also provide a graphical tool for choosing the login manager.) |
u can also do this in /etc/inittab. in RHL's inittab, it is usually in the last line of that file (the default is prefdm entry which you can change to the path of the win manager desired).
hth |
Running Mandrake 9.0
i do not have a /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager file or dir and tty's are at the bottom of my inittab :( |
well the situation here is that the actual login manager to be used is determined by the prefdm script as mentioned above. if it says you run kde then it will automatically run kdm etc...
Code:
# Run gettys in standard runlevels |
In slackware edit:
vim /etc/rc.d/rc.4 # out the lines with KDM Then it will choose the next login manager. This is assuming that you have edited the inittab to use a graphical login. :) Oh BTW, in slackware it's runlevel 4 for a graphical login (as oposed to RH's run lvl 5) |
GOT IT!
It's defined in the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop shouldn't be that hard to find :( I remember Mandrake (same version im running) would show such options in it's 'control panel' but no longer show. weird but yup yu, asll is well! GDM mmmmmmmmm |
yeah i saw that variable in the prefdm script but could't see where it was meant to be sourced from...
Cool |
aghh... i spent so much time looking for that solution one day. after reading all sorts of scripts, i finally found stupid DESKTOP="kdm" in /etc/sysconfig. i was so mad
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