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how to choose session when I startx from text mode

Can anyone tell me how to choose the session when I startx from the text mode.
The default session if GNOME. Is there a way like

# startx -s kde

to choose the session I want to begin with.
Or there is a file in the /etc/X11 which I can modify something as the default.

Thanks very much!

cain

You have in your home directory (or can make) a file ~/.xinitrc. To start kde put in a line that says startkde
just like that, nothing else needed, when you startx it will start kde. Now from here you can also google to find scripts that give you a choice when you startx, but I never have gotten around to this yet so I can't tell you anymore than that.

Here's my ~/.xinitrc:

Code:

# xscreensaver-demo & 

# Turn NumLock on ( numlockx ) --------------- 

/usr/X11R6/bin/numlockx & 

# numlockx ----------------------------------- 

rxvt -geometry 108x44+0+0 & 

sleep 2  

rxvt -geometry 80x24+263+316 &  

# rxvt -geometry 108x44+0+0 &  

sleep 2  

/usr/local/bin/sylpheed & 

# /usr/bin/sylpheed &

sleep 2  

/usr/bin/opera &

exec icewm 

#exec startkde 

#exec gnome-session

As you can see I'm currently running IceWM.

The earlier command lines must end with "&" or the script will end at that command.

The window-manager command must be executed last.

When I want to change window-managers, I just comment the current line and uncomment the line for the WM I wish to use.

The sleep lines are just to ensure that the progs show up on my toolbar in the predicted order.

thanks a lot!
but it looks a little difficult for me
I will copy all the lines and try it
anyway thanks a lot

cain