How to start GNOME instead of KDE

[KewlSaint]

Hi all,

I have both Gnome and KDE in my Linux Red hat 7.0 machine. When I give the command "startx' it runs KDE. What can I do to run Gnome instead of KDE ??

[linux_guru]

Forget hacking config files;

There is a drop-down box to select the window manager at the KDE login screen.

[pbharris]

hello,
switchdesk also works nicely, it is under one of the system menus.

[gothic]

Check out your /etc/sysconfig/desktop file. In there is a line that says:

DESKTOP=""
(Or something similar)

If you put DESKTOP="kde", it will startup KDE for you.

You can also check your /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients file. You'll notice near the top is where it parses the desktop file.

[risc]

an easier way to get gnome to start instead of kde is to make this file in your home directory

.xinitrc

edit it with the following command (may already exist)

exec gnome-session

if you want kde back, put this in

exec startkde

that is the easiest way to switch between desktops (from my point of view).
(i run freebsd 4.3, im assuming that this is the same for linux because its the same X Window System.)