Help! How do I get my RHAS server to start the KDE GUI each time automatically instad of GNOME? As of now, when I typed startx, the server brings up GNOME. I would like to use KDE instead of GNOME. Please help this newbie.

Thanks,
Xmdms

do a search for your .xinitrc file and edit it to read......

Use the tool called switchdesk-gui or, edit the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop to have the line...
DESKTOP="KDE"

It depends on the distribution. For example in my Ubuntu 6.06, the rc2.d scripts include gdm (The Gnome display manager). AFAIK, gdm is responsible for starting X and (in my case) Gnome--although I can't point to how this is done.

In Arch, I simply have an .xinitrc file in my home folder. The only thing in this file is "exec startkde". This puts me in the kde environment without any additional login, etc.

I think a book could be written about all the different ways of starting up and running: CLI only, window manager, display manager, desktop environment, etc.

Thanks guys!! You're the best!

Jasper