[Tfug] X window managers

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Debian uses xsession for that stuff if you use xdm. Check the manpage for
xsession: 
http://www.fifi.org/cgi-bin/man2html/usr/share/man/man5/Xsession.5.gz
There are some debian specific points in there. 

I *think* that if you are using xdm on a default debian install, you can
just have each user put there favorite installed window manager in their
~/.xsession file

The .xsession file is a script, so it should be executable. examples:
/usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/examples/xsession.gz

Also, if you want users to have a gui/menu way to change their wm, you
could use gdm (gnome) or kdm (kde) both of which allow you to choose from a
drop down menu which wm to start (doesn't have to be gnome or kde) and you
can make one of them you default. gdm and kdm take a bit loner to start up,
so I use xdm on my laptop (older/slower) and gdm on my faster desktop.

Debian notes: if you want to switch the default display manager in debian,
you need to run "dpkg-reconfigure xdm" (or substitute kdm or gdm) and you
will be given a menu to select the default.



On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 08:43:53 -0700 Iketo <iketo at cox.net> wrote:

> I was hoping I could get someone to point me in the right direction to
> setup a default window manager.  I installed Debian 3.0, used apt to
> upgrade, and I am now running X 4.3.0.1. I've tried online documentation
> and even went to www.xfree86.org, but nowhere seems to match the Debian
> default installs.
> 
> Now, I am looking for the ability to set the default window manager in
> X.  I need the graphical login for the other people who use the
> computer, and I use KDE for the windows people, Ice for myself, and I
> need tvwm for one program.  When I use xdm, though, it will default to
> KDE and I cannot seem to find the proper file to alter to make it
> default anywhere else.  I would like to be able to put in a user
> specific file so one person would sefault to KDE, but another would
> default to ICE.
> 
> Thanks.