YDL (RHAT) etc/sysconfig/desktop

[Jarod Wilson]

On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 10:13 -0500, bruce.labitt at autoliv.com wrote:
> I am trying to get vnc-server running on my Cell Blade which runs YDL. 
> Since the blade has no video, there was no default window manager 
> installed.  When I run gvncviewer on my ubuntu box - all I get is twm ==> 
> yuck.  That is one of the worst wm's I have ever encountered.  Guess I am 
> spoiled by modern wm's.
> 
> Tracking down where the wm is set leads me to the file 
> /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients.  In Xclients the wm is set by either executing 
> /etc/sysconfig/desktop or setting the variable "PREFERRED".  Is there 
> anything in /etc/sysconfig/desktop besides the variable PREFERRED?  Anyone 
> have a sample listing?
> 
> I think I know how to set PREFERRED, I was wondering if desktop had any 
> other settings.
> 
> So is there a cli script to set the desktop?

I believe you want 'switchdesk'.

]# yum search switchdesk
[...]
switchdesk-gui.noarch : A graphical interface for the Desktop Switcher.
switchdesk.noarch : A desktop environment switcher for GNOME, KDE and
AnotherLevel.

The description lies a bit, it supports some other things as well.


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com