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TechJay

03-04-2013 05:06 AM

switchdesk Help

What would the command be to switch a users default desktop to kde using switchdesk in fedora
thanks

shivaa

03-04-2013 05:19 AM

To switch to KDE:

Code:

~$ switchdesk kde

To switch to GNOME, invoke:

Code:

~$ switchdesk gnome

TechJay

03-04-2013 05:28 AM

Thanks for the quick response... i understand i can switch it like that... but how do i switch another users .. for example im running gnome... i want to switch petes account to kde upon the next login... thanks

shivaa

03-04-2013 05:31 AM

Every user would need to invoke this command separately after his/her login.

Code:

~$ switchdesk kde

BTW, which distro is there and how different user's are login i.e. via any application or locally?

TechJay

03-04-2013 05:38 AM

fedora 13 Goddard... i took an intro to linux course as an elective...thought i should be familiar with it. This was the assigned distro. And it would be just locally.. so ill ahve to create account assign to group login and change and logout i assume

shivaa

03-04-2013 05:53 AM

ALright. You can create user accounts, as:

Code:

~$ useradd <username>

OR

~$ adduser <username>

Also once go through manuals of these commands for additional command line options.

Code:

~$ man useradd

~$ man adduser

You can then login into that new account in your system and can invoke:

Code:

~$ switchdesk kde

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