Re: how switch to gnome

On Sunday 05 November 2006 11:01, sibil sibily wrote:
> > On Sunday 05 November 2006 08:06, sibil sibily wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >   I don't want to setup again.
> > >   Gnome packages was installed in my system and i want to use Gnome
> > > with this setup.
> > >
> > >   Thanks,
> > > Sibil
>
> > Carl Hartung <[email protected]> wrote
> > Hi Sibil,
> >
> > You haven't posted the error message(s) I requested.
> > Try this:
> >
> > boot to runlevel 3:
> >      -> At grub boot menu with SUSE 10.0 highlighted, tap your '3' key
> >      -> and hit 'Enter'
> >
> > at login prompt (text console; tty1):
> >      -> log in as root
> >      -> type 'init 5' and hit 'Enter'
> >
> > post a description of what happens with any error messages
>
> Hi,
>  In this case when i type "init 5" and hit "enter" go to graphical login
> page, when i enter root & password go to kde desktop page again.
>
>  Sibil

Hi Sibil,

1. See how I have arranged our exchange in chronological order, top to bottom? 
This keeps the thread easy to read in 'real time' as well as in the archives, 
which many people research to solve problems. This method is called "bottom 
posting" which is the opposite of what you have been doing: "top posting". 
The preference here (for most) is to "bottom post".

2. It is a bad idea to regularly log into a desktop as root. It isn't 
forbidden because there are times when it can be helpful, but you want to 
know what you are doing and only do so sparingly. ;-) The reason for caution 
is the desktop environment runs in/on X, which has many 'hooks' into every 
part of the system and broad permissions. If you make a mistake that, for 
example, crashes a program and this cascades out to affect/crash the whole 
environment, when you are working with root permissions it is possible to 
completely trash your system (root can modify permissions and 
write/overwrite/delete practically anything.) You are much safer logging into 
the desktop and working as a regular user.

3. At the graphical login greeter, you should see somewhere a button or link 
offering a 'drop-down' style list where you can select the desktop 
environment you wish to log into. You need to select the desktop, first, 
before logging in. Also, this selection is 'sticky'... i.e. "previous 
desktop" is the default environment that you are logged into *unless* you 
select an alternate desktop first.

hth & regards,

Carl

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