Re: Xfce on Fedora 24?

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On Mon, 2016-08-08 at 01:05 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 07, 2016 at 11:50:14PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > 
> > I have set up a system with F24 and installed Xfce.  My old system is
> > running F22 with Xfce, so a bit of a jump.
> > 
> > But on a lot of dialogs it is saying that Cinnamon is running?
> > 
> > Apps are different like Nemo rather than Thudar?
> > 
> > System tray on the bottom not top and a few other oddities.
> > 
> > Did I really get Xfce?  Has it changed that much?
> > 
> 
> I'm sure there are others, but here are two suggestions.
> 
> I notice for 4 environments on my F24 system (gnome, mate,
> plasma, and cinnamon), each set the environment variable
> DESKTOP_SESSION.  Unfortunately I don't have xfce installed
> to check it.
> 
> At the login screen, after your user id is selected or
> typed in, but before entering your password, look for
> an icon that drops down a menu of available desktop
> environments.  It will default to your most recent
> session and you can select a different one if desired.
> 
> Jon
This may be  worth a try

>From my first F24 install (XFCE) notes - some time ago

lightdm would not select XFCE as the window manager
and it was necessary to "dnf remove cinnamon"

John
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