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I want ot change from IceWM to Kde. I tried switchdesk kde. I just got "switchdesk command not found. Could any one please explain how to do this in Slackware....
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  1. 03-22-2005 #1
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    changing desktiops

    I want ot change from IceWM to Kde. I tried switchdesk kde. I just got "switchdesk command not found.

    Could any one please explain how to do this in Slackware.
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    xwmconfig if you're starting with startx.
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    Are you using a login manager such as gdm? if so select KDE form the session menu.

    If you are booting into cli try
    Code:
    kde
    or
    Code:
    startkde
    after you have logged in.

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    Kde returned command not found.
    Startkde returned "cannot connect to xserver" and it was repeated continuouly.
    xwmconfig worked perfectly.''
    Thanks for your help.
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    Budman you should have a file in your home directory called .xinitrc
    in it put
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    You have to have kde installed for this to work though.
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    Will that allow me to start kde automatically, or will I still have to "startx".
    In order to start kde automatically, don't I have to change something to init 5 as a default.
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    if you are in slackware, the default runlevel is 3 and i think what you are asking for is for it to be 4 instead (which gives you a graphical login rather than a textual one) to do this, edit your /etc/inittab file and change this line:

    id:3:initdefault:

    and change the "3" to a "4".

    it's possible you're asking something else entirely so if this isn't what you want, sorry in advance.
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    you are right, in Slackware it is runlevel 4. The others I have dealt with, it is runlevel 5, for the graphical desktop. Thank you..
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    Budman - I start mine in runlevel 3. I do this because if my monitor fails or if I change it I can configure xorg.conf before I start x on my new monitor. I had a friend bring his linux box over one day and he has it start at runlevel5 and it wouldn't work with my monitor. I had to ssh into the box and change xorg then it worked. It was kind of a pain in the but so I just start all mine in text mode.
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    I decided to switch back to runlevel 3. I missed those really cool quotes that you get when you log in to CLI
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