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Old 11-17-2007, 10:33 AM   #1
nate6874
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mandriva 2008 gnome?


i installed mandriva 2008 one and i hate kde....how can i get it to gnome? i see in the add/remove programs all the gnome stuff is installed. i trid to do the session thing at logging but gnome is not listed. please help me and thanks for your time.

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Old 11-17-2007, 06:42 PM   #2
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You could try creating a file in your home directory called .xinitrc and put inside that file:
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exec /usr/bin/gnome-session
 
  


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