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I suppose you're using GDM as a login manager. If so, choose "custom" in the session selector. This will load your .xinitrc or .xsession file and start up Fluxbox
In GDM you can select the session. If I remember good is under "Session" or similar. Take your time to look all the screen in GDM cause you don't see the options at first glance.
If no "custom" is available to select, then you better do some googling, cause it's aout of my knowledge. I know there's a config file, but can't remember where it is and its name (I'm out of town, connected with stolen WIFI internet from a neighbour with a PowerBook 15").
You could also edit the gdm login files, or your ./xinitrc confg file to show the computer that you want to use fluxbox now, not gnome. You can do this by going into a file editor and editing /home/yourusername/ directory called .xinitrc.
In that file write:
gnome
kde
fluxbox
And highlight the one you dont want to use, so if you want to use gnome highlight kde out
#gnome
#kde
fluxbox
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