WM in graphical dropdown list

[xplizit]

Hi everyone..
I have SuSE 7.2 only since a week or so (my first Linux distro).
It is automatically installed with KDE, WindowMaker, svm (or something like that) and some others. I read alot about other WM's here, so I installed Blackbox and Enlightenment now.
When I start up Linux I get to a graphical interface where I can insert my Login name and password, and where I can choose which WM i want to use from a dropdown menu. These are my questions: (btw, i did use the search button..)
--How can I get Enlightenment and Blackbox to appear in that drop-down menu together with KDE, WindMaker etc.?
--I kinda got the hang of the console now, so how can I startup Linux without that graphical Login, in other words how can I get rid of that graphical stuff for logging in?
--In SuSE after you booted the box you can choose (in another graphical login-kinda window before you login) to start Linux, SuSE or diskspace checker (i think, not sure!!) what is that all about?
--How do I know that when I use a WM (windowmaker for instance) that i don't use it together with KDE, but only windowmaker?

I hope you guys can help me with these newbie-questions and that they aren't too stupid.

Peace, X

[xplizit]

Is there really no-one who can help me with this? :confused:

[Frith]

Originally posted by xplizit:
<STRONG>Is there really no-one who can help me with this? :confused:</STRONG>

I don't really know all that much about anything SUSE...and I don't use graphical logins, so... you might just have to wait a little while until someone with your configuration finds your post.

[AdaHacker]

1) You mentioned KDE, so I assume you're using kdm for graphical login. If that's the case, just get into the KDE control panel. In the login section, there's a place where you can add more window managers. I found that, even after changing the system config files, KDE didn't want to pick up new wms until I did that.

2) I think it's in /etc/inittab or something like that. There's a line for the default runlevel. It should be at 5 (or is it 4?). Set it to 3.

3) No idea. I use Slackware.

4) Well, I should think you just know. Unless SuSE does some weird stuff, just the wm is the default behavior. You usually have to massage KDE a bit to get it to run with a different wm. If you don't see any KDE type stuff, you probably aren't in KDE. If you're a bit paranoid, you might want to check the output of 'ps -A' and see if there are any processes running that look KDE related (kdeinit and such).

[xplizit]

Thanks.. you're a great help. I have now installed GNOME and other stuff (damn SuSE doesn't install it automatically..). KDE is a bit too 'controlling' and unstable to me.

I have another question (doesn't seem worth to open up a new thread for)

--I always read "..when logged in as root..".
I know i can do "su" in Bash when I am logged in as normal user and be root for a while, but is this the right way to do it?
Can you give me more examples if they are available to become root, and tell me the differences between them?

Thanks alot for answering so far!

X

[AdaHacker]

Unless the installation/configuration instructions for whatever you're doing tell you otherwise, yes, use su. You could always log out and log back in as root, but 99% of the time, that's not necessary. Just use su. I'm not aware of any other good ways to get a root shell without hacking your own system, but you don't really need any others.
Also, if you just need to do one quick command, e.g. chmod +r something, the -c option is nice.
su -c 'command text'