[Techtalk] Debian help - window manager selection

[Raquel Rice]

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:44:01 +0100
Telsa Gwynne <hobbit at aloss.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 04:32:23PM +0200 or thereabouts, Rudy L.
> Zijlstra wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I had debian using KDE (my strong preference) and did an
> > upgrade. Although KDE is still installed, its now using gnome.
> > Grrrrrrrrrr....... Had a look around and even tried to configure
> > it to so some things in a sensible way, such as showing the
> > directory tree in the left pane of the filemanager. Was totally
> > unsucessfull.
> > 
> > Just as unsuccesfull as finding how to get it to use KDE again.
> > Can somebody tell me the magical key-clicks to get my friendly
> > KDE back?
> 
> Does Debian package anything like "switchdesk", which is for
> changing a user's default desktop permanently (or until they
> run switchdesk again) ? 
> 
> If so, that sounds the simplest. If not, how to change it back
> will probably depend on whether you use a display manager (and
> which one you use) or you use "startx".
> 
> Telsa
> 

I use Gnome in Debian.  When X starts there's a login screen.  In
the top left corner there's a selection "Sessions" (I think that's
what it's called).  There are several choices there, at least one of
which is KDE.

-- 
Raquel
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