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maxpayne
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 Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject: running multiple WMs / DEs? |
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anyone know how to set up gentoo so that i could run kde, gnome, fvwm, ... all alongside, switching to them through CRTL-ALT-F7 to F-12?
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bernieb
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Take a look at Qingy--
http://qingy.sourceforge.net
Another way is to just start up a second desktop manager on another screen.
I did this successfully in RedHat, where the desktop manager was in the inittab. However, in gentoo, the dektop manager is in a init script, so I am not sure how to do it here.
Of course, you can also just login in to a text terminal and start your desktop environment manually with startkde or something. |
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Roguelazer
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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[At text console
$ echo "fluxbox" > ~/.xinitrc
$ startx &
[Switch back to the text console]
$ echo "startkde" > ~/.xinitrc
$ startx -- :1 &
[Back to text console again]
$ echo "/etc/X11/Sessions/Gnome" > ~/.xinitrc
$ startx -- :2 &
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If done right, you'll have fluxbox on VT7, KDE on VT8 and GNOME on VT9. Some caveats though:
1. KDE crashes if you switch back to console before its loading screen finishes
2. So does gnome
3. Say goodbye to your free RAM
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