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cotfessi
03-21-2001, 05:38 PM
i was wondering if I can install both gnome and enlightenment and use them at different times?
for example could i create a user account, say gnomeuser, that would bring up gnome when I login to xdm, and then another user, say enuser, that uses just pure enlightenment?
would this complicate things terribly? I'm thinking that I may have better luck playing DVDs with gnome rather than enlightenment by itself.
Is this possible? If so could anyone explain how I might go about doing it?
The target machine will be a debian box running woody and xfree 4.x
Thanks for the help
-cotfessi
Sweede
03-21-2001, 05:51 PM
Gnome and KDE are enviroments, you can run Window managers such as E or Sawfish in Gnome.
im not sure where you set gnome as default, but in gnome control panel you set E as default WM
Have you tried blackbox? (http://blackbox.alug.org)
Tyr-7BE
03-21-2001, 10:57 PM
Blackbox good...need patch though :(
digitalzero
03-22-2001, 09:24 AM
Blackbox
Fast, Clean, Smooth
The Only way to go
Kadesh
03-22-2001, 10:27 AM
Well getting back on topic...
If you use Enlightenment as your Window Manager in GNOME, you could run just Enlightenment and when you need GNOME, open an xterm and enter "gnome-session". Close the xterm and or hit ctrl-c to shut it off.
If you use Sawfish as your wm in GNOME, then you don't have to create two users. If you use a graphical login, there should be a menu that lists wm's and desktops. If you start x from the console, then just change what your .xinitrc says. So when you want Enlightenment, put "exec enlightenment" in your ~/.xinitrc and when you want GNOME/Sawfish, put "exec gnome-session".
Btw, this works more or less with KDE too. Just switch all "gnome-session" 's with "startkde" 's. It will probably still try to start its wm, kwm but it should error out and leave you alone.
rppp01
03-22-2001, 11:53 AM
If you use RedHat (and debian, IIRC) you can istall an nice little utility called switchdesk. When you run this guy, he will prompt you for the the desktop of choice. Choose gnome, kde or other and then you exit and re-enter X to make it take effect. If you are logging into linux from the GUI front end, then select that wanted GUI environment and go on in.
Worked for me, anyways. No need for different users. You just get a **** load of .files in your home dir.