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tony_yum
02-09-2003, 07:13 PM
I'm new to RH8.0.

I enjoyed using Enlightenment since RH7.3, now I've installed RH8.0. But and enlightenment.

I tried putting
exec /usr/bin/enlightenment
in .xsession

and also
enlightenment
in .xinitrc

But when I run default windows manager, it still goes into either GNOME or KDE.

Please help.

mi6
02-11-2003, 04:50 PM
did you try changing it with the 'desktop switching' utility in X? I believe it is 'switchdesk' under Gnome.

tony_yum
02-12-2003, 05:44 AM
I solved it.

Have to chage the Xclients in

/etc/X11/xinit

PREFERRED=
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
. /etc/sysconfig/desktop
if [ "$DESKTOP" = "GNOME" ]; then
PREFERRED=gnome-session
elif [ "$DESKTOP" = "KDE" ]; then
PREFERRED=startkde
elif [ "$DESKTOP" = "ENLIGHTENMENT" ]; then
PREFERRED=/usr/bin/enlightenment
elif [ "$DESKTOP" = "WINDOWMAKER" ]; then
PREFERRED=wmaker
fi
fi

Cheers

Mr.Slack
02-12-2003, 06:49 PM
I never really liked enlightenment.... for some reason it reminded me of the mac os..... eeew

tony_yum
02-12-2003, 10:44 PM
Enlightenment is nothing like MacOS though. Anyway what other window manager would you suggest? I like enlightenment because it's got a cool virtual desktop system.

linux12414
02-13-2003, 01:39 AM
Originally posted by tony_yum
Enlightenment is nothing like MacOS though. Anyway what other window manager would you suggest? I like enlightenment because it's got a cool virtual desktop system.

Try AfterStep.