How to change default desktop environment????

thegreenearth · 11-14-2001, 05:46 AM

Hi,
I was running KDE as my default desktop environment, but then I heard of this new Ximian Gnome and installed it and made it default. Now, I want to make KDE default again, but I can't find any way.
Please help

acid_kewpie · 11-14-2001, 08:17 AM

you should have 'swtichdesk' installed, if not you can edit your .Xclient file by hand

trickykid · 11-14-2001, 04:54 PM

i don't think you want to try 'swtichdesk' but acid mistyped and meant 'switchdesk' i am sure, cause 'swtichdesk' won't do anything for you if you tried that.

thegreenearth · 11-14-2001, 09:17 PM

switchdesk didn't help. after i change to kde in switchdesk, it says it needs to restart Xserver and when i restart x, it goes back to the ximian gnome login screen. well, i can choose kde from the gnome login screen, but i wanted to make kde default so that i don't need to do that everytime i login.
please help.....

taz.devil · 11-14-2001, 09:46 PM

At the console prompt type xwmconfig, it should be there and you can easily change the default via option menu.

thegreenearth · 11-15-2001, 03:03 AM

couldn't try that. it says xwmconfig command not found.

dorward · 11-15-2001, 05:57 AM

Create a file in your home directory called .xinitrc containing this line and this line only:

Code:

exec startkde

If you use a GUI log in use .xsession instead of .xinitrc

trickykid · 11-15-2001, 03:14 PM

change your default desktop by editing this file for or within redhat... /etc/system/desktop