adding Blackbox to window manager selection?

[Shelly]

I just installed Blackbox on my Mandrake 8.1 system. Right now when my machine boots up I select my user and have the option of KDE, Gnome, etc. How do I add Blackbox to this list?

[Jomboni]

I have a similar post here:
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=002331

So feel free to reply to either one if you can be of assistance!

[thor420]

What I have found to be the easiest way to deal with this, although I'm using Slack 8.0, is to always boot into runlevel 3. From there a startx looks to ~/.xinitrc first so your .xinitrc file can include all that you want and need without superfulous graphical login stuff running. So you could have in your file at the end:

#window manager/DE stuff to follow uncomment one
#exec enlightenment
#exec gnome-session
#startkde
exec blackbox

And then when you want to change the look and feel just comment one and uncomment the new one, and startx. My 2 cents.

[Shelly]

I posteed this ? on another page and got this response:

1)Log in as root into KDE2
2)Launch KDE control center.
3)Find the login manager section(type kdm into search field to find it)
4)Go to sessions tab
5)add new windomanager

I haven't tried it yet. I will tonight. If you get it to work today, post results.

[Jomboni]

That didn't work... however, check and see if you have a program called switchdesk on your system. When I run it, it lists all the window managers I have installed, and lets me pick one. Then I just log out and back in and I'm in the new WM! I've gotten enlightenment, windowmaker, and fvwm to work with this so far.

[Shelly]

Sweet, I will try tonight

[nolofinwe]

I've been struggling with this, and finally RTFM. Of course, the challenge is finding the right manual. These directions are correct but incomplete:

1)Log in as root into KDE2
2)Launch KDE control center.
3)Find the login manager section(type kdm into search field to find it)
4)Go to sessions tab
5)add new windomanager

You also need to edit the Xsession file (/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession in RedHat 7.1). Toward the bottom there is a case statement listing the various window managers. Add "exec blackbox" here (obviously, follow the formats of the other WM). If you have added it on the Sessions tab plus made these changes, you should be able to log out, select BB on the GUI, and log back in.

I got this info from the BB install NHF located right here at linuxnewbie.org.

-Ron

[nolofinwe]

BTW, the NHF is located under the X-Windows link and is cleverly called "Black Box Install". The important info is toward the bottom, after the "fndsession" stuff. I couldn't find a fndsession file, but I think the Session manager handles this for you.

Cheers,

Ron