How do you switch over to GNOME with suse linux?
 

What do you need to do to switch over from KDE to GNOME?

Log out of kde then pick gnome at the login screen.

hi,

To switch permanently your default Desktop Environment from KDE to GNOME try the following:

Main menu -> Preferences -> Desktop Switching Tool.

Then choose GNOME and click OK.

ok when I Log out, I find that I have no ability to switch to gnome, i believe I have installed all the gnome packages, I can list them of for you...
15 packages in all...
desktop-data-SuSE
esound
gail
gconf2
gnome-filesystem
gnome-icon-theme
gnome-mime-data
gnome-vfs2
libbonobo
libbonoboui
libglade2
libgnome
libgnomecanvas
libgnomeui
libsf
I realize if i go to yast control center > software > install and remove software.
then at yast, pull down the menu and find selections, i should have something about gnome, but I dont...
so obviously im missing something...

and as for the last poster, I cannot find a prefrences on my main menu... Perhaps Im finding a different main menu than yours, or we have different distrobutions...

Thanks for the help! :D

Do you use personal or professional?

Personal, in fact, I downloaded the iso off of their website!
:P

Ok, How can I re-install gnome? I don't know what packages to install... Im guessing why I cant install gnome is because I installed gnome incorrectly...

I did some research on that and so far I know that if you have a only 1 CD iso then you DO NOT have Gnome on it.

you can get all the rpms from mirror websites.
Like this one:

ftp://ftp.oregonstate.edu/pub/suse/suse/i386/

and if you go to

'9.1/suse/i586'

instead of '9.1-personal-iso'

then you will find all the gnome rpms

I don't how to install everything that gnome needs though.

Maybe you could use Yast to some kind of online install, but I can't try it since my freakin' suse doesn't want to go online. ( even though my card is detected and dhcp is configured on start up)

Good luck.

I will post more if I know something

By the way,
there is something like Suse 9.1 personal full version. Maybe you can get this one.

Thanks for your help... anyone who has extra help, PLEASE HELP!!! ^_^'' thanks

install apt for suse, let it install gnome and work out the dependencies for you: http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/ this should be the first step after installing the personal version(imho) because so much is missing. 1 cd= personal, 5 cd's + 2dvds = professional. you do the math. the web site over complicates the process, so if you have any questions post 'em here.