RE: Can't switch to KDE

[landon kelsey <landonmkelsey hotmail com>]

I went through this when I installed F9

switchdesk is DEAD

I once used switchdesk to switch to KDE but no more

On the login page at the lower left is an icon to allow the choice of desktop manager

KDE GNOME ....






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> From: akonstam sbcglobal net
> To: fedora-list redhat com
> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:07:05 -0500
> Subject: Re: Can't switch to KDE
> 
> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 13:59 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Aaron Konstam  wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:51 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Timothy Murphy  wrote:
>>>>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never used switchdesk.  Does it do something spectacular?  I've
>>>>>> always logged out, used the icon on the login panel to select the other
>>>>>> session,
>>>>>> then logged in again.  What extra does switchdesk give you?
>>>>>
>>>>> Can't one just edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop ,
>>>>> or doesn't that work any more?
>>>>
>>>> It should, but that file has to be created in F8, is not there in my box.
>>>> the switchdesk is an optional package. I find is the quickest way
>>>> to change your desktop at the CLI -no file editing.
>>>>
>>>> ~af
>>>>
>>> How do you do it using CLI?
>> 
>> Install the switchdesk package, then change the desktop.
>>  $ sudo yum install switchdesk
>>  $ switchdesk KDE
>> that's it.
>> 
>> you can use your Fedora CD to install if you don't want to use yum.
>> I'm running F8, and I figure F9 should be no different.
>> ~af
>> 
> It is different, and the above does not work. It certainly worked in F8.
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