SOLVED: How to replace the window manager in recent GNOME-2?

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I recently rebuilt my desktop, and when I start up my X session, it ignores my preference for using fvwm. I notice under gconf-editor, in desktop -> gnome -> applications -> window_manager -> current, the "Long description" field reads, "Window manager to try first. This key has been dprecated since GNOME 2.12" (I'm running 2.32.1-r1.) So maybe that's why.

But, there's no mention of what replaced this key, or otherwise how to change the default WM. I've Googled some, and come up empty. Any hints?

Thanks.

[Apheus]

as far as i remember, there is a file ~/.wmrc created at login with the chosen DE/WM. But I don't remember if the content is just "KDE"/"awesome" or if it's something like key=value. I can't look right now. I use KDM as login manager.

The global setting is in /etc/env.d/90xsession.

EDIT: 90xsession is not commented

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Hm, no joy. I don't have a ~/.wmrc file and there's no 90xsession (or anything close to that) in the system's env.d directory. Maybe those are KDE-isms, or something?

I'm the primary user on this system but occasionally other people do run desktops here, so I'd like to make the change per-user if I can.

[Apheus]

Sorry, I did read the text but not the subject, and misunderstood you: You want to run GNOME as X session (which is correct), but not with it's default window manager. These are GNOME internals, /etc/env.d/90xsession will not help you there. It only defines the X session.

~/.wmrc might indeed be created by KDM.

I don't known much about GNOME internals, but most window managers can be run with the --replace option to replace the currently running WM. Assuming that fvwm has an executable "fvwm" and supports this:

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[EatMeerkats]

You might try some of these ideas: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Using_xmonad_in_Gnome#Setting_up_Gnome_to_use_Xmonad

[OldTango]

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