KDE keeps loading Gnome Wallpaper!

[lazerweb]

Hello folks. I am using dual-screen XGL with the famous "cube". It's great, but now I notice that I log into KDE but when it fires up, the GNOME background jumps ontop of my KDE wallpaper. Also I appear to have the entire gnome desktop - while I'm in KDE. Its driving me nuts. I can see underneath the gnome wallpaper, because I have the panel transparant - and behind it is the KDE wallpaper- but the rest of the desktop is GNOME. Please if anyone can advise me on this I would be very greatful!

[jasexjase]

If you plan on using KDE why install GNOME?

IMHO Gnome is pretty lame... Even Linus Torvalds thinks so... but that's besides the point

Uninstall it for now... and then when you want to use GNOME install it again... and see if that solves the descrepiency.

[bigtomrodney]

Try

ps aux |grep -i gnome

It sounds like you have a few Gnome processes running in the background.

[lazerweb]

Thanks for your help guys. I realise now that I could have just uninstalled Gnome, but it could have screwed up my XGL Cube which is in Alpha mode, and VERY unstable LOL. ALso with two desktops its even more dodgy. I found come code that does gets rid of the background. Here it is, in case anyone else has this problem...

To disable the desktop background, run the following command:
# gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop false
Alternatively, users can choose Edit → Preferences from a file manager window. Users can then choose Desktop & Trash , and then deselect the Use Nautilus to draw the desktop option.

Cheers!