[Tfug] different window manager ubuntu

Ken Steen ken at greenideas.net
Tue Dec 25 20:23:01 MST 2007


The easiest way to switch window managers is to use apt-get to install
the new window manager and then use the Sessions menu on the login
screen to use the new window manager as the default.  If you build the
window manager from source code you need to edit the gdm configuration.

Ken

On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 07:58:36PM -0700, christopher floess wrote:
> Hey, I'm trying to figure out how to set a different window
> manager in xubuntu 6.06. Any ideas? I come FreeBSD
> and there I just edited .xinitrc.
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't have that file in my home directory.
> I assume this has something to do with the fact that
> the display manager starts before you log in, but I wasn't
> able to find the file.
> 
> ~ Chris
> 
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