On 9/4/2005 7:10:07 PM, Larry Fletcher wrote: >I have been using icewm for about 5 years, but I have been >having problems since I upgraded to sarge. So I decided >to try another window manager, but I can't figure out how >to get xwindows to use the new window manager. I have >searched google and debian user, tried 'update-alternatives >--config x-window-manager', editing symlinks, looking >though all of the config files in /etc/X11 and I just >can't figure out what is loading the window manager. > >I seems like I remember that years ago all you had to do >put the name of window manager at the top of some file, >but I can't find anything like that. > >Can someone please help me? > > Larry > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
I don't know if its the debian way or not... But I usually just write an xinitrc in the users home directory which exec's the window manager that I want to run. Like exec wmaker If you are using GDM and not startx, I am not so sure. I don't use GDM or cousins at all. -- Michael Perry | Do or do not. There is no try --Master Yoda [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.lnxpowered.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
