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>From: Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>
>Reply-To: redhat-install-list redhat com
>To: redhat-install-list redhat com
>Subject: Re: How do you install afterstep?
>Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:13:20 -0600
>
>On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 11:37:24AM -0700, Darin Bailey wrote:
> > Yea, the version I've got is 1.7.142 I believe. I think you're right 
>about
> > the  echo AfterStep > .wm_style  but I think it's .something_else , I 
>read
> > about something like that in my book.
> >
> > So I check in /usr/share/afterstep (that's where it is) for the file
> > afterstep rpm.
>
>No, I don't think it's there. It's more likely on your distribution
>CDROM unless you downloaded a more recent version.  If you have a
>/usr/share/afterstep directory, you probably already have AfterStep
>installed.  To check, do
>
>   rpm -q AfterStep
>
>If it reports "AfterStep-1.7.142 something" you already have that
>version installed.  If it reports "package AfterStep is not installed",
>you need to install it.
>
> > I "cat" it,
>
>You "cat .wm_style" to see if it exists and it contains "AfterStep".
>
> > and if that's what I want, then do I
> > "echo AfterStep > .wm_style"  in my home directory or in the dir of
> > afterstep or does it matter?
>
>Yes, it matters.  Only in your home directory does it do any good.  And
>you need to do that only if .wm_style does not already contain
>"AfterStep".
>
> > What do mean bring up the default window manager, are'nt I already 
>running
> > it? - the gnome/enlightenment
>
>Yes, you probably are.  I was allowing for the possibility that you were
>logged in to a text-mode console.
>
> >  Then when I exit, it gives me an option to
> > change window managers? I'll have to check, I thought it just gives me 
>the
> > option of logout, hault, n reboot.
>
>Yeah, I think you're right.  I was thinking of the older window managers
>that let you change WMs from the exit menu.  Look in your configuration
>program (Gnome configuration, I think) for window managers.  Look for
>some option that will let you change window managers.  Don't recall
>where it is - I do precious little work with G/E.
>
> > unfortunatly I can't try it out till later....(I'm at work)
> > Does it sound like I understand that right?
>
>I think you're pretty close.  Print this stuff off and take it home with
>you.  Don't rely on memory.  (Take it from the voice of experience. :-)
>
> > Thanks!
>
>You're welcome.
>
>Cheers,
>--
>Bob McClure, Jr.            |
>Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.   | Linux: The Ultimate NT Service Pack
>robertmcclure earthlink net |
>
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