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Subject: Re: Switching X windows manager
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Hi Ryan -

On Wed, 15 May 2002, Ryan Sutton wrote:

> how do I select between different X window managers? 

Per user, you can do it in their individual $HOME/.xinitrc

Mine says:

...

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
# exec startkde
...

(I run a minimal box that supports fvwm just fine, but dies gasping under
KDE.)

Probably I should have set a $HOME/.xsession instead.

 - John Mills


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