change window manager started from text mode
sktsee
sktsee at tulsaconnect.com
Mon Jun 4 14:28:51 UTC 2007
On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 20:13 +0200, Milos Prudek wrote:
> When I go to text mode (/etc/init.d/kdm stop), and I type "startx", KDE is
> launched. I want to change that. I want fluxbox to be started.
>
> I tried to create ~/.xinitrc with "exec /usr/bin/startfluxbox" but it did not
> help.
>
> --
> Milos Prudek
>
Try "sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" and select the
number which corresponds to /usr/bin/fluxbox.
Or, since you're sitting at a command prompt and not using kdm, why not
just type "startfluxbox" instead of "startx"?
--
sktsee
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