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I am using SUSE 10 and would like to know what file it is that control the windows manager that comes up when you login and you can choose what X desktop you get use. My default is Window Maker and I want to change the default to gnome or KDE and how would you start gnome or KDE from the command prompt?

The easiest way is to edit or create an .xinitrc file in your home directory. Then add/remove startkde to it or startgnome(I think).

I looked for that file and did not find in my home directory. I am using SUSE 10. I used ls -al /home/XXXXX and there was not a .xinitrc anywhere! Any other suggestions.

You can create it. I'll post mine.

Code:

#!/bin/sh

# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $



userresources=$HOME/.Xresources

usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap

sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources

sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap



# merge in defaults and keymaps



if [ -f $sysresources ]; then

    xrdb -merge $sysresources

fi



if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then

    xmodmap $sysmodmap

fi



if [ -f $userresources ]; then

    xrdb -merge $userresources

fi



if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then

    xmodmap $usermodmap

fi



# Start up stuff for X



# Start fbpanel

#fbpanel &



# Start Rox file manager

#rox-desktop &



# Rox filer to display icons on desktop

#rox-desktop --pinboard=PIN &



# Background image from file

# display -dispose Background -window root /home/tangle/.wallpaper/cradle.jpg



# Start the window manager:

#startkde

startfluxbox

#exec openbox



# Start Idesk desktop icon program

#nohup idesk > /dev/null &