[Wylug-help] Window systems

[Roger Leigh]

Jim Jackson <jj at comp.leeds.ac.uk> writes:

> On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Tim Grey wrote:
>
>> 1. When i installed i chose to run the GNOME window system - how can i
>> change to try others? (KDE, IceVM etc)
>
> In debian the gnome login screen is configured to allow you to choose.
> Not sure about other distro's.

In Debian, the system-wide default window manager is a managed
alternative, called x-window-manager.  To configure it, run:

# update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

This can, of course, be overridden by the user, in their .xsession, or
wherever.


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Roger Leigh

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