Switching between KDE and Gnome

**Hazmat** · 06-02-2003

I knew how to do it in Solaris and Mandrake, but i just cant figure out how to switch between KDE and Gnome, ETC.

Thanks,
Jordan

**andutt** · 06-02-2003

You can do it from a graphic chooise in both Gnome or kde, called desktop switcher or from the commandline with switchdesk-* command.

regards

**Dolda2000** · 06-02-2003

Usually, you can also specify the session you want when you log in.

**bpark** · 06-02-2003

KDM offers a choice as to which desktop you want to use. Gnome does not.

**craig_mcd** · 06-02-2003

Or you can specify what you want to run in your ~/.xinitrc if you dont use a display manager.

**bpark** · 06-02-2003

How does that work? I mean how do you login without a display manager?

**craig_mcd** · 06-02-2003

You login via the console and run startx to begin a X session.

**Dolda2000** · 06-02-2003

Originally Posted by bpark

KDM offers a choice as to which desktop you want to use. Gnome does not.

Yes it does. You can choose a GNOME or KDE session from gdm's session menu.

**bpark** · 06-02-2003

Which version of Gnome are you running? As I can recall, Gnome 1.4's gdm only had one field to input the username and then the passwd. Gnome 2's gdm was similar except the entire screen was used as a display manager. Here too, there was only one field for input.

**Dolda2000** · 06-02-2003

In GNOME 1.4, there is a session selection menu in the menubar of the login window. In GNOME 2, there is a session menu at the very bottom of the screen.

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