changeing window mangers ??

**Elspuddy** · 09-22-2005

hi
i just did an upgrade on my Mandriva box, it was runing as a console/shell box, now that i'v upgraded the mainbaord/cpu/ram/gfx and did a reinstall i'v now got the window manger up as (i think its) x-window. any idead on how to get to to kde or genome ???

**fingal** · 09-22-2005

Type startx

It should work, but I've had problems with that in the past.

**Elspuddy** · 09-22-2005

i can't type startx because it's already in x and if i ctrl+alt+backspace it just comes back to the x login screen.

**fingal** · 09-22-2005

Not sure I understand properly then. When you install you get an option to start up in GUI mode. If you aren't completely in a gui you might try typing exit to bring you back to a log-in with an option for Gnome or KDE.

I've never had X running outside of a GUI environment

EDIT: Also read this - about the startkde script.

**Elspuddy** · 09-22-2005

i am in some sort of x envirmunt that i can't get out of, there are no options to change to genome or kde, just has a login screen. and typeing exit in to the console just kills the consle window

**fingal** · 09-22-2005

Try typing startkde

Anyone else help with this please?

**Elspuddy** · 09-22-2005

right i'v managed to get out of that windows enviroment and drop it to a console boot (used te command XFdrake) now i dont think i got kde installed (startkde dose not exeist)

**cheetahman** · 09-22-2005

What happens when you restart the computer

**Elspuddy** · 09-22-2005

i get the "console" loging screen, if i log in and typr startx i get some windows manger that i dnt know what is it, if i type startkde i get startkde not found

**fingal** · 09-22-2005

Just a suggestion. You might need to reinstall Mandriva and select to option to install KDE. I have an idea that your system is booting into Fluxbox or Blackbox, though I don't know ... sounds interesting

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