Re: how switch to gnome

Hi
As per an earlier mail in this thread - use YaST2 and packages, you can
see whats installed - ensure you use the "Check dependancies" function
if your not sure yourself... thats the easiest way...
Thanks
Ade


On Nov 06, 2006 07:21 AM, sibil sibily wrote:

>Hi,
>I didn't install gdm, i install it and in control center
>'/etc/sysconfig Editor' see that 'Display manager' is set to gdm but
>when i do this command:"startx --gdm"
>i get error.
>when i click on "end current session" and come to new graphical login
>page select gnome session but go to the kde desktop again then from
>graphical login page i select "gnome fail safe" i get this error "gnome
>isnot installed".
>I think maybe some packages isnot installed, so, which packages i have
>to install to run gnome desktop.
>
>Thanks,
>Sibil
>ade wrote:
>Hi
>Check you have gdm (gnome display manager) installed
>Check /etc/initab .. see what the default display manager is set (or
>via YaST2).
>You start a non default ?dm from init 3 with
>startx --gdm (man startx).
>SuSU has kde as default (if installed of course!)..
>Hope that helps...
>Best regards
>Ade
>
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>Subject: Re: [alice] how switch to gnome
>Author: sibil sibily
>Date: 05th November 2006 15:52
>
>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
>
>Carl Hartung 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
>
>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
>
>Carl
>
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