definetly is accessed with the options button on the GDM login panel.  There
is a choice for each window manager installed and seems to work too.  I have
Gnome and AnotherStep or what ever it is called and can use it to start which
ever one I want.  Pretty neat actually.

Bret

Bret Hughes wrote:

> I belive that the option to switch desktops is under the options button on
> the login panel.  I am not booted in Linux right now but will check later.
>
> Bret
>
> Hal Burgiss wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Feb 12, 2000 at 12:34:11PM -0800, Brandon Dorman wrote:
> > > Minor problem.  Following the instructions found in "Red Hat Linux 6
> > > Unleashed," I tried to change my login manager to gdm.
> >
> > Is this not the default? Thought it was...
> >
> > > I created a file, "desktop" under /etc/sysconfig  with only the
> > > word, "GNOME" in it.  This was under root.  When I was in my user
> > > account, and typed root, I couldn't save under sysconfig or
> > > anything.  Perhaps that was my error.
> >
> > I am not following this. ??? If you couldn't save the file, you likely
> > were not root (assuming I am half way understanding the situation).
> >
> > > When I rebooted, hoping to see gdm instead of xdm, it stopped a bit
> > > after mounting the root filesystem.  "Press Control-D for normal
> > > startup or root password for maintenance."
> >
> > This sounds like a completely unrelated problem. Sounds like
> > filesystem corruption was detected. Read the screen very carefully and
> > see if this is what is going on. Maybe. If so, you need to run 'fsck
> > <dev_id>'.
> >
> > > Once I pressed Control D and it did a controlled restart, or I got
> > > into root but I don't know the shell command for delete.  (to try
> > > and delete the desktop file)  Can someone tell me how to get out of
> > > this using the commandline stuff and then to have gdm start?
> >
> >  rm <file_name>
> >
> > su to root, then:
> >
> >  echo GNOME > /etc/sysconfig/desktop
> >
> > then
> >
> >  init 5
> >
> > > ( I know not everyone likes it, but I'd like to have to ability to
> > > try out all the different window managers - kde, gnome, afterlevel,
> > > at will) Thank you.
> >
> > I haven't used it, but I believe you have a 'switchdesk' command that
> > should do this for you. Possibly in one of the menus somewhere.
> >
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