KDE Removal

[Squid]

I was wondering how i would switch from KDE to fluxbox. I' ve already downloaded it, un tar/zipped it, rpm'ed it... and... now what?

[trilarian]

make a file called .xinitrc in your home dir and put "exec fluxbox" without the quotes.

[Squid]

When i did that, exited x, and typed in "startx", it said "exec : fluxboxcase : notfound"

[elderdays]

Try putting the path to fluxbox after exec. Like if it is in /usr/local/bin put "exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox" without the quotes. This is of course if the executable name is fluxbox.

If you don't know where it is type "locate fluxbox" at a prompt to find it.

[GaryJones32]

.xinitrc bypasses to much stuff
instead make a homedir file name .xsession
or .Xclients or .Xsession
you can read startx "which startx" to find it
and see what filename to use if these don't work
in it put

#!/bin/sh

xhost +localhost
exec fluxbox


if you want to get fancy and catch an exception (fluxbox not there)
you might need to adjust your path --

#!/bin/bash

exec xsetroot -solid black &
# you can start up other stuff here syntax: exec command &

if [ -f /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox]; then
exec fluxbox
else
exec twm
fi

[trilarian]

Do you start at runlevel 3 or 5(start in terminal or a graphical login like gdm). The graphical logins normally have a tab called session where you can pick what wm you want. If you start in terminal you can specify by "startx wm" without quotes and replace wm with the one you want to use(kde, fluxbox, gnome-session)