On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:11, you wrote:
I have tried to instal kde2 but without success. I have been told that i need to configure susewm so that i can default kde2 instead of kde. But, the kde2 option does not appear under the susewm config in YAST and i am not sure how else to configure it.
Thanks in advance, Bob
Hi Bob! I had similar problems to yours on mine 6.4.I just could not figure out howto to do it with susewm,so I decided to look how other X managers are configured and decided to do the same this time with kde2.This may be not a proper way but it works and I have not had problems with kde2 since.No crashes etc.This is what I did: Kde2 has a script called "startkde" in /opt/kde2/bin Create folder named kde2 in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ place a link to /opt/kde2/bin/startkde in the folder. - login as root (in kde1) -control centre-system-login manager-sessions-session types-add new =kde2 -apply done. Now you can select at login screen(kdm)from scroll down menu kde2 Alternatively you can just type from your console" WINDOWMANAGER=kde2;startx. If you wish to keep your kde1 as default kdm than use above method. There is also a very simple method to change to kdm2 as default kdm. Don`t play around with etc/conf file just leave the kdm as default , instead change a line in the file /sbin/init.d/xdm "kdm|kde|KDM|KDE) DISPLAYMANAGER=/opt/kde/bin/kdm ;; " to /opt/kde2/bin/kdm or in other words just ad #2 aftter "kde" you get the hint don`t you?.Save the file and exit Reboot the machine -log in as root in the console (no X). You have a option manually edit a line in kde2 config file or just do it in X after you`ve typed WINDOWMANAGER=kde2;startx. than as follow -control centre-system-login manager-sessions-session types-add new =kde2 -apply done. Run SuSEconfig and watch as it tells you about change in the kdeconfig file and that it(SuSEconfig) is leaving it untouched as it should! Problem may arise when SuSEconfig changes it to default again and you have to ad that line in to windows sessions again manually.Sorry ,if it is looking confusing I am not really good at this kind of advice . Hope this will help you or at least point you in some direction.See ya Alan. Have a fun!
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