desktop session seletion menu

[garskoci]

Does anyone know how to add a new desktop to the session selection menu?

This is for RedHat 8.0

The menu that I'm talking about is prior to login. Where I am able to select from the following; Last, FailSafe, Default, WindowMaker, KDE. After I install a new desktop manager, I would like it to be listed.

Thanks.

[garskoci]

I figured this out. Thanks to anyone that thought about it.

[timothykaine]

Originally posted by garskoci
I figured this out. Thanks to anyone that thought about it.

The best way to give back to the forum is not only to tell us that the problem is resolved to save answerers time, but also to post your solution to help potential askers.

[garskoci]

Sure...... I can do that!
First, I installed QVWM, what an ugly-a$$ window manager. All or most icons are automated. To each his/her own, I guess.

This is what I did.

The distro is RH 8.0.

1) download rpm package: qvwm-1.1.12-1.i386.rpm

2) install rpm: rpm -ivh qvwm-1.1.12-1.i386.rpm

3) add QVWM to the Session menu
a) create script
Path: /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/
File: QVWM
contents
#!/bin/bash
exec /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession qvwm
b) change permissions for file: QVWM to 755
c) create script
Path: /usr/share/apps/switchdesk
File: Xclients.qvwm
contents
#!/bin/bash
/usr/local/bin/qvwm
d) change permissions for file: Xclients.qvwm to 755