On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 14:18 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 13:59 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:51 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> > Anne Wilson wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> I've never used switchdesk. Does it do something spectacular? I've > >> >> >> always logged out, used the icon on the login panel to select the other > >> >> >> session, > >> >> >> then logged in again. What extra does switchdesk give you? > >> >> > > >> >> > Can't one just edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop , > >> >> > or doesn't that work any more? > >> >> > >> >> It should, but that file has to be created in F8, is not there in my box. > >> >> the switchdesk is an optional package. I find is the quickest way > >> >> to change your desktop at the CLI -no file editing. > >> >> > >> >> ~af > >> >> > >> > How do you do it using CLI? > >> > >> Install the switchdesk package, then change the desktop. > >> $ sudo yum install switchdesk > >> $ switchdesk KDE > >> that's it. > >> > >> you can use your Fedora CD to install if you don't want to use yum. > >> I'm running F8, and I figure F9 should be no different. > >> ~af > >> > > It is different, and the above does not work. It certainly worked in F8. > > -- > > I saw this in the F9 Release Notes (10.1.2). I wonder what else changed. > > "Note: ~/.Xclients and ~/.xsession are no longer read automatically at > login time. If you use either of these files, install the > xorg-x11-xinit-session package." > > ~af > I was optimistic, since switchdesk actually changes .Xclients-defaults which is run by .Xclients but this installation still does not work. The end result I have achieved though by getting my machine to run kdm instead of gdm. The login screen in kdm (at least I think it is kdm) allows one to change sessions. I got in to this non-standard position of running gnome from kdm login screen by going to init 3, running switchdesk KDE and then running startx. This method is not recommended for the weak at heart, -- ======================================================================= About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. -- Herbert Hoover ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
