Boris Epstein wrote:

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Mark Hounschell wrote:

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I've done a clean install of 11.1. I selected kde 3.5 instead of kde 4.x. At the logon I have gdm not kdm. I login and I have a gnome Desktop, not a kde desktop? I changed the display manager in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager from gdm to kdm the ran SuSEconfig. Then I rebooted. I got kdm but still have a gnome desktop.

What is the trick to doing a clean install and having kde 3.5 as my desktop with NO gnome?

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Mark,

Is there a way to select the session type on your KDE3 login screen? (If it's there it would be in the lower left corner of your screen.)

Boris.

Hey, it's almost too dim to see, but yes it's there and works. It's been a long time since I had to click that button. Thanks Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Allen Zhu wrote:

On 2/11/09, David C. Rankin wrote:

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Mark Hounschell wrote:

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I've done a clean install of 11.1. I selected kde 3.5 instead of kde 4.x. At the logon I have gdm not kdm. I login and I have a gnome Desktop, not a kde desktop? I changed the display manager in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager from gdm to kdm the ran SuSEconfig. Then I rebooted. I got kdm but still have a gnome desktop.

What is the trick to doing a clean install and having kde 3.5 as my desktop with NO gnome?

Thanks Mark Answer: UNKNOWN

I installed 11.1 carefully selecting kde 3.5 and logged on for the first time and I was starring at the kde4 desktop. Others have reported similar to your experience.

After my experience, I can't remember if I just selected kde3 from the kdm menu or changed the startx script from /usr/bin/startkde to /opt/kde3/bin/startkde

I think you can simple use yast to remove gdm and install kdm if it isn't installed already. Then, someone else will have to chime in on where the setting is in /etc/sysconfig or /etc/X11

Strange bug huh?

Anyways, will people stop getting fired up over which KDE Version is better? Both have their pos and cons; this thread is to help Mark, not to argue over which version...

If you want, I can start a thread like that and you can see the results - 30+ emails per day...

Allen

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Allen, Will you please *read* back through the post and point out where any comparison has been made between the merits, or lack thereof, between kde4 or kde3? I read your response and was left thinking, WTF is this guy talking about? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wednesday 11 February 2009 03:41:07 pm Mark Hounschell wrote:

M Harris wrote:

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On Wednesday 11 February 2009 15:19, Mark Hounschell wrote:

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What is the trick to doing a clean install and having kde 3.5 as my desktop with NO gnome?

HELLO>!!! are you KDE4 boys out there listening... ??

... what is the trick to having KDE3, no gnome, ... and a clean install ?

WHAT DOES THAT T E L L Y O U ? (probably nothing)

Maybe KDE4 isn't ready. Maybe folks don't like KDE4. Maybe KDE4 development needs to kick some booty and get that thing fixed... I don't know... been wrong before...

PS. I'm a KDE3 fan who is not happy with KDE4. :|

For anyone that can actually help with my inquiry, I really just want to know the trick. My intent is not to fire up anyone on this KDE3 vs KDE4 subject. The install gave me a choice. I made it. I got something else. Thats all there is to it. How do I get what I choose??

Thanks and Regards Mark

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Felix Miata wrote:

On 2009/02/11 16:19 (GMT-0500) Mark Hounschell composed:

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I've done a clean install of 11.1. I selected kde 3.5 instead of kde 4.x. At the logon I have gdm not kdm. I login and I have a gnome Desktop, not a kde desktop? I changed the display manager in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager from gdm to kdm the ran SuSEconfig. Then I rebooted. I got kdm but still have a gnome desktop.

What is the trick to doing a clean install and having kde 3.5 as my desktop with NO gnome?

I don't know if it ever got resolved. It never happened to me, but http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2009-01/msg02336.html starts the thread where probably most here first heard of it. I asked for KDE3 and got it: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2009-01/msg02418.html

Oh Yes, I remember those threads. That was back when Randall didn't know what he was doing ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

What is the trick to doing a clean install and having kde 3.5 as my desktop with NO gnome?

it's probably not possible to acheive with openSUSE. Installing kde3 gives also some kde4 and gnome apps and library. I installed a new openSUSE 11.1 yestaerday and asked for kde3.5 on the install menu. I noted then that on start *no default desktop* was selected on the kdm screen (the half visible bottom left menu), and if one starts, by default, the the system launch kde4 The bug is probably there: not setting the default start to kde3.5 of course after clicking on the kde3.5 checkbox, I have kde3.5... jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org