Fluxbox as default desktop environment

BigAmp · #1 16th June 2005, 06:53 PM

Hey all,

I am just having a really ard time finding a way to make my fluxbox my default DM. I justed an RPM to intall fluxbox and it shows up fine in my session option at the login point. but that is a pain to do that every time I want to long in. I am running core 3 and it all upto date. oh an dI am running GNOME right now. anyone got an idea?

P.S. I am try to really find my way around linux so I am not just looking for a GUI way of doing this.

Jman · #2 17th June 2005, 04:31 AM

Code:

switchdesk fluxbox

There, that's not a GUI way.

jombeewoof · #3 17th June 2005, 04:37 AM

edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop from
DESKTOP="KDE"
to
DESKTOP="FLUXBOX"
incluce quotes

BigAmp · #4 17th June 2005, 05:55 AM

after hours of trying I did get it finaly.

switchdesk fluxbox

ended up being around step five.

first I need to make link in the /usr/bin/ to the exec in /usr/X11R6/bin/

ln -s /usr/bin/fluxbox /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox

make that exec by everyone

chmod +x /usr/bin/fluxbox

next I made the fluxbox show up on the sessions menu the right way. this can be found at
http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/faq.php#fedora

also remembering to chmod +x that file too.

now finaly I could get to the switchdesk fluxbox command. all of the steps befor running the switchdesk command need to be done as root. then run the switchdesk commend in a command line as the user you want to be running fluxbox as default.

hope this can help someone else.