[NTLUG:Discuss] RH6.2 refuses to switchdesk

Bug Hunter bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net
Tue Apr 25 10:12:06 CDT 2000


  in /etc/X11/xinit, you will find the text files that control x
startup. look at them closely.  you can look in your home directory for
file beginning with a dot (ls -la) to see if you have a favorite window
manager.  also, in /etc/sysconfig, you may find a file that controls the
default desktop.

On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Will Senn wrote:

> All,
> 
> Last night the power went off in my house and when I rebooted the X desktop was fvwm2.  It was previously Gnome & Enlightenment.  I
> was switching desks the other day, so I thought maybe I had inadverdantly chosen fvwm2 (not a choice though!).  I ran switchdesk and
> picked Gnome, rebooted and voila -- still fvwm2!!?  I then tried KDE and Afterstep (the only remaining choices) to no avail.
> 
> Does anyone know what could be up?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Will Senn
> Senior Software Engineer, R&D
> Postfuture, Inc.
> Voice: (972) 789-1990 ext.232
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> http://www.postfuture.com
> 
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