Using GNOME instead of KDE

aznluvsmc · 08-26-2004, 12:52 AM

How do you run GNOME instead of KDE in SuSE? I don't see any options to choose.

LinuxRam · 08-26-2004, 01:58 AM

I am not using SUSE
but can guess,

When you reach X login prompt after booting your system , there may be a option "Sessions" there u can select KDE, GNOME, failsafe etc...

return back ??

myriad-zero · 08-26-2004, 03:01 AM

What is the desktop manager you use? KDM or GDM?

scuzzman · 08-26-2004, 06:24 AM

The way I did this was to put a file in my home directory adn call it .xinitrc
In this file, I have a list of all my installed WM's / DE's, and I simply uncomment the one I want to use. This is my current ~/.xinitrc :

Code:

#My ~/.xinitrc

#gnome-session # Gnome
#startkde # KDE
enlightenment # Enlightenment
#wmaker # WindowMaker
#fluxbox # FluxBox
#blackbox # BlackBox

Please note this though: this is actually improper. Although this method works, it's not the "correct" method. But it gets the job done.

aznluvsmc · 08-26-2004, 04:45 PM

Basically, when I boot the system, Lilo gives me an option of Linux or Failsafe so I select Linux. It then brings me to the login screen and then KDE starts after login. My system is defaulted at runlevel 5. I can set it to runlevel 3 so that it boots into the command line but when I type in startx it still starts KDE.

Celettu · 08-26-2004, 05:15 PM

You're using Personal, so you don't have Gnome. Install Pro via ftp.

aznluvsmc · 08-26-2004, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Celettu
You're using Personal, so you don't have Gnome. Install Pro via ftp.

That's odd. I see the package for the GNOME desktop installed. Anyways, is Pro only available via FTP? I would like a copy of the CD ROM for future purposes. If GNOME is not available then I will stick with KDE. I just wanted to try the different desktop environments.

Celettu · 08-27-2004, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aznluvsmc
That's odd. I see the package for the GNOME desktop installed. Anyways, is Pro only available via FTP? I would like a copy of the CD ROM for future purposes. If GNOME is not available then I will stick with KDE. I just wanted to try the different desktop environments.

Suse doesn't distribute Pro ISO-images, so yes, ftp is the only way to go, unless of course you buy them.

That being said, there's always this url, but that's at your own risk. They're not official.

sbcdivision63 · 08-27-2004, 01:57 PM

yea gnome doesnt come with personal, and even downloading it via ftp there is still problems. kdm didnt have a session select menu until i upgraded to kde 3.3, and even still i have problems logging into gnome as a normal user i get unreadable small fonts and other errors, but everything is fine when i log in as root....still cant find a solution for that either...