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Date:      Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:42:17 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How do I switch between window managers?
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203201640500.6234-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020320210903.38596.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Tim Erlin wrote:

> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:09:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Erlin <tperlin@yahoo.com>
> To: Brendan McAlpine <bmcalpine@macconnect.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: How do I switch between window managers?
> 
> There's a file in your home directory called .xinitrc that
> contains commands to run when you startx. If you're
> currently using KDE, it probably contains 'startkde' That's
> where you'd look. Not sure what the appropriate command for
> Gnome is...but Windowmaker (another, very good window
> manager) is 'exec wmaker'
> 
> --Tim
> 
> --- Brendan McAlpine <bmcalpine@macconnect.com> wrote:
> > Hey all
> > 
> > I just installed KDE and Gnome on my machine and I was
> > wondering how I go
> > about switching between them.  Right now when I start X,
> > KDE is the manager.
> > I would like to go with Gnome.  Is there a command to
> > switch between window
> > managers?
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > Brendan
> > 

For KDE all you need in ~/.xinitrc is

 exec startkde

For gnome I think it's

 exec gnome-session



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