--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you, that definitively solved the problem. > > I'm getting a little confused about these managers. > What is the > difference between display, session, login and > window manager and > what are examples for them? I'm asking just for > curiosity...
I don't know, I am a bit confused myself, I also tried to change the x-window-manager at first, instead of the x-session-manager (to change default Gnome to KDE). But I am glad that worked for you :) > > Regards, > Hans-Joerg v. Mettenheim > > > On 4 May 2005 at 12:33, Rene Tapia wrote: > > > > > > So how could I set which window manager is > > > started by the DM? > > > > I missed the previous parte of the thread, so I am > not > > sure if what you want is to change the login > manager > > or the session manager. > > > > To change the default session manager I used: > > update-alternatives --set x-session-manager > > /usr/bin/startkde > > > > This starts KDE after loging-in (instead of > Gnome), > > even though I am still using gdm to log in, which > is > > the default in Debian. > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I can't figure that out! I summarize the > previous > > > state: > > > > > > 1.) console says: kdm and wdm are started (kdm > > > because of the > > > "false" value in the conf-script, wdm because > it's > > > the default-display- > > > manager) > > > 2.) kdm takes over and runs kde. According to > pstree > > > and ps no wdm > > > is running. > > > > > > What I did: > > > 1.) I set the default display manager to kdm > > > 2.) I set update-alternatives --set > x-window-manager > > > /usr/bin/kwin > > > which should be kde. > > > > > > What happens: > > > 1.) console says kdm is started > > > 2.) But it's not kdm, I get a login window from > > > another DM > > > 3.) When I log in I get a gnome session, which I > > > never selected and > > > according to pstree no wdm is running but there > are > > > lots of "gnome-" > > > things... > > > > > > And of course, if I set the > default-display-manager > > > back to wdm it's > > > wdm *and* kdm that get started again and I get > my > > > kde session. > > > > > > Any other advice? Thanks again! > > > Hans-Joerg v. Mettenheim > > > > > > > > > On 3 May 2005 at 15:53, Jon Dowland wrote: > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > But when I set the DM to kdm in > > > /etc/X11/default-display-manager I get > > > > > a totally different *window* manager, i. e. > I > > > get XFCE4 instead of > > > > > KDE. That's even stranger as I thought that > kdm > > > would start kde. But > > > > > it obviously doesn't. In this case at least > only > > > kdm is started and > > > > > not wdm. > > > > > > > > > > So how could I set which window manager is > > > started by the DM? > > > > > > > > That's easier (I think): controlled by > > > update-alternatives. > > > > > > > > # update-alternatives --list x-window-manager > > > > > > > > shows you what it can be, and > > > > > > > > # update-alternatives --set x-window-manager > > > <path> > > > > > > > > where <path> is one of the options from the > first > > > command. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? > Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your > mobile phone. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
