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> >I used to use Gnome, and I seem to be unable to figure out how to make
> >KDE use a window manager other than kwm.

> Edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop.  It should have one line with the
> name of your window manager.  If you don't have the file at all, then
> Linux defaults to some other preset value (in your case I guess that's
> kwm).

> For KDE, use KDE.  For GNOME, use GNOME.  Not sure about the others.

> > I used to use Gnome, and I seem to be unable to figure out how to make
> > KDE use a window manager other than kwm.

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> > I don't want to use GNOME. I want to use KDE, only with a different
> > window manager.

>     AFAIK, you can't. KDE is its own window manager.

> > > I don't want to use GNOME. I want to use KDE, only with a different
> > > window manager.

> >     AFAIK, you can't. KDE is its own window manager.

> KDE is a desktop, kwm is the window manager. The KDE documentation is
> very strict about KDE not being a window manager.

> > > > I don't want to use GNOME. I want to use KDE, only with a different
> > > > window manager.

> > >     AFAIK, you can't. KDE is its own window manager.

> > KDE is a desktop, kwm is the window manager. The KDE documentation is
> > very strict about KDE not being a window manager.

>     You're right.... See:

>     http://www.kde.org/documentation/faq/configure.html#AEN1815

>     However running gnome using  only K applications and the window manager of
> your choice seems easier to me, and should do the same thing. And switching
> between window managers is *much* easier with gnome.

> >     http://www.kde.org/documentation/faq/configure.html#AEN1815

> >     However running gnome using  only K applications and the window manager of
> > your choice seems easier to me, and should do the same thing. And switching
> > between window managers is *much* easier with gnome.

> Ok.

> I am not booted into SuSE right now. Does SuSE support
> /etc/sysconfig/desktop for swictching to Gnome?

> > http://www.veryComputer.com/
> > moron,  read the *ing manuals, they provide you with tons of them.

> The document you refer to does not answer my question. Maybe you haven't
> understood it anyway?

> I already know how to install KDE, and as you can see from my question
> (that is, if you understood it), KDE works fine, only I cannot find out
> how to change the window manager to something other than kwm.

> > > How?

> > > I used to use Gnome, and I seem to be unable to figure out how to make
> > > KDE use a window manager other than kwm.

> > > --
> > > Fan of Woody Allen
> > > PowerPC User
> > > Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza

> --
> Fan of Woody Allen
> PowerPC User
> Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza

> > > http://www.veryComputer.com/
> > > moron,  read the *ing manuals, they provide you with tons of them.

> > The document you refer to does not answer my question. Maybe you haven't
> > understood it anyway?

> > I already know how to install KDE, and as you can see from my question
> > (that is, if you understood it), KDE works fine, only I cannot find out
> > how to change the window manager to something other than kwm.

> > > > How?

> > > > I used to use Gnome, and I seem to be unable to figure out how to make
> > > > KDE use a window manager other than kwm.

> > > > --
> > > > Fan of Woody Allen
> > > > PowerPC User
> > > > Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza

> > --
> > Fan of Woody Allen
> > PowerPC User
> > Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza

> > no, i see it plain as day.
> > maybe you are just incoherant.

> Apparently you are the only one who sees that.

> In which chapter is it?

> 4.1. To the would-be converts
> 4.2. Available package formats
> 4.3. Prerequisites
> 4.4. Description of the base packages
> 4.5. Installation instructions for the different package formats
> 4.6. Post-installation procedures
> 4.7. Micro-HOWTO: Compiling KDE 1.1.1 on SGI IRIX? 6.x
> 4.8. Should I remove old version xyz before installing a new one?
> 4.9. How do I start KDE?
> 4.10. Whenever I start KDE, it complains about "shadow passwords". Why?
> 4.11. Is it possible to install KDE in a user directory?
> 4.12. startkde fails with can not connect to X server. What is wrong?
> 4.13. Installing Debian packages with dpkg says giflib2 is missing
> 4.14. KDE on AIX?
> 4.15. Installing Red Hat? packages says libncurses.so.3.0 is needed
> 4.16. KDE on a laptop?
> 4.17. I do not like the default KDE directory after installation. How do
> I move it without breaking anything?
> 4.18. Where has the snapshot configure script gone?
> 4.19. How do I unzip tarballs with the bz2 extension?
> 4.20. What files can I delete from my KDE install directory? Can all the
> *.h, *.c and *.o files be safely removed?
> 4.21. Will I lose my current settings when I upgrade KDE?
> 4.22. Compiling kdebase gives me a bin/sh: msgfmt: command not found
> error!
> 4.23. How do I uninstall KDE applications compiled from scratch?
> 4.24. What is up with GIF support?
> 4.25. How do I install KDE themes?

> > > > http://www.veryComputer.com/
> > > > moron,  read the *ing manuals, they provide you with tons of
> > > > them.

> > > The document you refer to does not answer my question. Maybe you
> > > haven't understood it anyway?

> > > I already know how to install KDE, and as you can see from my question
> > > (that is, if you understood it), KDE works fine, only I cannot find
> > > out how to change the window manager to something other than kwm.

> > > > > How?

> > > > > I used to use Gnome, and I seem to be unable to figure out how to
> > > > > make KDE use a window manager other than kwm.

> > > > > --
> > > > > Fan of Woody Allen
> > > > > PowerPC User
> > > > > Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza

> > > --
> > > Fan of Woody Allen
> > > PowerPC User
> > > Supporter of Pepperoni Pizza