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Date:      17 Nov 1999 10:06:28 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: choose different systems
Message-ID:  <86ln7xleyj.fsf@localhost.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: Xingchun Chen's message of "Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:11:14 -0600"
References:  <1.5.4.32.19991116181114.0067c048@unlserve.unl.edu>

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Xingchun Chen <xcchen@unlserve.unl.edu> writes:

> Hello, 
> 
> When I install FreeBSD (3.3), I chose TWM window manager. But I do not it,
> can someone tell me how to 
> change to another window manager system? 

Assuming that you have installed another window manager from the ports
(for this, try: cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/SOMETHING ; make install) you can
change on a per-user basis which window manager will be used by copying
the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc file in your home dir as ~/.xinitrc 
and editing it's last few lines to execute the window manager of your
choise.

Trying to avoid another "my wm is the best" thread I will not fall in
the trap of recommending a specific window manager from the ports.  You
have to try and see which one suits your taste best.

-- 
Giorgos Keramidas, <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
"What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." [Aristotle]


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