[TIP] Installing new window manager

Jeff Allison jeff.allison at allygray.2y.net
Sat Jan 17 08:47:48 UTC 2004


On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 08:09, David Jackson wrote:
> OK,
> NOTE: This was hinted at a couple of days ago about "Fluxbox" install.
> 
> I wanted to install IceWM. It proved even simpler than I thought:
> 
> 0. $ su -
> 1. Download lastest icewm + icewm-gnome-menu (rpm).
> 2. rpm -i icewm-*.rpm
> 
> 3. cd /etc/X11/Sessions/dm
> 4  cp gnome.desktop icewm.desktop
> 5. vi icewm.desksop
> 
> [esc]: (to get command prompt
> 
> :%s/GNOME/ICEWM/g <RET>
> 
> 6. Go to bottom of screen and change Exec = /usr/bin/icewm
> 
> 7. [esc]:wq; exit and logout of gnome and re-login
> 
> At this point should see ICEWM as a "sessions" options
> 
> 
> David
> 

Cool Now we know that one works but how do you get it ti show in the
Desktop switching tool.

Jeff





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