Goto the SuSE online support database, history: 'How do I start GNOME'? It's pretty comprehensive. k. -----Original Message----- From: Georges-Henry Portefait <gh@simteam.com> To: SuSE Linux Mailing List <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] SUSE & GNOME :Greetings to all, : :I'm still fighting to get GNOME run. : : + I removed all the GNOME software from my box ( I guess ) : + I erased all rpms. : + I downloaded from the GNOME site ( www.gnome.org ). : + I did rpm -Uvh in the gnome_core dir first then gnome_suppl then gnome_contr : :If I'm logged in as root, I do startx it starts fwm2 with the gnome panel, I can :change from the iconbox to windowmaker, and it works smoothly. : :If logged as my user, it does not work, I got the same crash ; Everything :starts(wmaker, the gnome panel) fine then after like 5 seconds it crashes of :course I m doing nothing I m just watching the screen. ) the messages I got are not :very helpful : :What I like to know is what is really done when you do startx ?? :I read the script but I am not that fluent in scripting, I really like to know which :files are read and in what order ( it seems to me that the default startx is :generated by YAST). because as it is running for root, one part ( the common part is :probably good), all the mess is probably on my side. :To me you only need to start gnome-session when X is up to start the whole gnome :thing. Am I correct ?? : : :Any help/clue/tip/input will be greatly appreciated : :Thanks in advance : :Best regards to all, : :GH Portefait :-- :"Computers are like air conditioners - they stop working properly when :you open Windows" : :-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- :Version: 3.1 :GCS/CC d-@ s+:- C++(++++)UL++>++++ P++>++++ L++>+++ E-W+(++) N++ !o K- w !O M(++) V? :!PS !PE y+ PGP+++ t+ 5? X R* tv b+ DI? D+ G+++ e+++ h+ r y? :------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ : :<A HREF="http://www.geekcode.com"><A HREF="http://www.geekcode.com</A">http://www.geekcode.com</A</A>> : : -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>