Change DE from command.

[droope]

Is it possible to change the desktop enviroment from command?

Supose I have the new desktop enviroment in a flash usb drive, how should i do?

Thnx.

[tiersen]

Hi you can install the switchdesk package and then run

switchdesk

[droope]

I have the graphical installer from here

Xfce - Download

In a flash drive
I dont' understand what you mean with switchdesk

[techieMoe]

Is it possible to change the desktop enviroment from command?

Supose I have the new desktop enviroment in a flash usb drive, how should i do?

Thnx.

What Linux distribution are you using? Different ones have different commands to change the default desktop. In Ubuntu you can change it at the login screen. In Fedora and some other Redhat-based systems the "switchdesk" command can be run from the console. In Slackware the command is "xwmconfig."

I gather that you haven't installed the new desktop yet, so that would be your first step. Again, we need to know what distribution you're using to tell you how to get Xfce installed.

[droope]

I have a Fedora Core with a Sugar DE.

If I simply type switchdesk as if it were a DOS command?
When I have my computer (i'm not at home until the weekend) i'll try the switchdesk, anything that i should know?

Thanks for your answers.

What is the location of a default Usb drive? I don't suppose that i t is e:\

[techieMoe]

I have a Fedora Core with a Sugar DE.

I've never heard of Sugar. What version of Fedora?

If I simply type switchdesk as if it were a DOS command?

You need to have the desired desktop installed first. Once you have xfce installed, you should be able to switch to it with this command:

switchdesk xfce

You might also be able to pick it as a session from your login prompt, if you use a graphical login screen.

What is the location of a default Usb drive? I don't suppose that i t is e:\

No, Linux doesn't use drive letters like Windows. It uses device names. You can figure out what the name of your USB drive is by inserting it and then running the dmesg command. Mine usually shows up as /dev/sda2, but that's specific to my machine. If you're in a graphical environment such as KDE or Gnome, you shouldn't have to mount the drive manually. It will pop up on your desktop for browsing.

[droope]

I've never heard of Sugar. What version of Fedora?



You need to have the desired desktop installed first. Once you have xfce installed, you should be able to switch to it with this command:

switchdesk xfce

You might also be able to pick it as a session from your login prompt, if you use a graphical login screen.



No, Linux doesn't use drive letters like Windows. It uses device names. You can figure out what the name of your USB drive is by inserting it and then running the dmesg command. Mine usually shows up as /dev/sda2, but that's specific to my machine. If you're in a graphical environment such as KDE or Gnome, you shouldn't have to mount the drive manually. It will pop up on your desktop for browsing.

Sugar as in
Sugar Instructions - OLPC

Can I install it from the command? How would i do that?

[tiersen]

First of all install the Xfce DE and then follow this instructions to turn to XO Sugar desktop

[droope]

ok... Can I install it from command????

Try not to be soo brief.. xD

[tiersen]

Yep you can install it using command line

su -
yum install xfdesktop xfce-utils xfce-mcs-plugins xfce4-session

Check out this if you want to install optional packages