[ale] Changing DM in Redhat 7.2 - aaargh!!

[John Wells]

If you're running redhat, try adding the following
lines to the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop:
DESKTOP="GNOME" 
if you want to run gdm,
DESKTOP="KDE"
if you want to run kdm, 



--- Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
> Check out the various files under /etc/X11,
> inparticular, prefdm, if you 
> have it.  What dist are you running?
> 
> If you need further assistance, particularily
> regarding what the scripts 
> are doing, drop me a line.
> 
> Jim Philips wrote:
> 
> > I'm not sure if this is the definitive solution,
> but try the
> > "switchdesk" command.
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2002-01-31 at 18:19, Charles Marcus wrote:
> > 
> >>I give up.
> >>
> >>I can't believe this is made to be so difficult -
> or, at least, so difficult to *find*...
> >>
> >>How the heck do I set which display manager I
> want?
> >>
> >>I would like to try KDM and the old XDM and see
> which I like better, but I can't figure out for the
> life of me how to change it.
> >>
> >>Pointer to HowTo is fine.
> >>
> >>Tia
> >>
> >>Charles
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
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