yum update ==> paperweight

[Rahul Sundaram]

Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Tom Horsley <tom.horsley <at> att.net> writes:
>> OK, runlevel 3 works, and I see log messages from gdm-something-or-other
>> reporting the failure to authenticate, so I guess I should report this
>> against gdm.
> 
> su -
> yum install kdebase-workspace
> echo 'DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"' >/etc/sysconfig/desktop
> telinit 5
> 
> and enjoy a display manager which actually works. :-) (And yes, you really have 
> to write "KDE" in /etc/sysconfig/desktop, not "KDM".)

I find this advice unhelpful. If something is broken, regardless of the 
desktop environment, we want bug reports filed. Tom Horsley, just file a 
bug report against GDM.

Rahul