[NBLUG/talk] Setting location for X Windows

[Mark Street]

I don't know why......  I only know why it wouldn't boot correctly.

See /etc/X11/prefdm  remember that one..... The file that sets your preferred 
display manager.
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# Run preferred X display manager
preferred=
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
        . /etc/sysconfig/desktop
        if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then
                preferred=gdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then
                preferred=kdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then
                preferred=xdm
        fi
fi
shopt -s execfail
[ -n "$preferred" ] && exec $preferred $* >/dev/null 2>&1
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yum install switchdesk

but why... you only have 1 desktop installed, additionally you are running the 
box from runlevel 5 so don't worry about .Xclients and .Xclients-defaults, 
let the display manager handle your desktop.

On Sunday 19 December 2004 20:59, Todd Cary wrote:
> I checked the "desktop" file and DESKTOP="GNOME".  I changed this to
> "KDE" and everything, as expected, boots fine.  My question is why, with
> only KDE loaded, was that set that way.  Also, I am not seeing the
> regular "switchdesk" (unless I am missing it which could be the case).
>
> I do not have a .Xclients or .Xclients-default.  Hmmmmm?
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