[Tfug] different window manager ubuntu

[Predrag Punosevac]

On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:39:58 -0700, Claude Rubinson  
<rubinson at u.arizona.edu> wrote:

> (Reformatted to get the discussion in order.)
>
>> 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.
>> >


  ~/.xinitrc file is responsible for behaviour of your X session only if  
you start X from console with  startx.

If you use xdm (X desktop manager) you need to edit ~/.xsession in order  
to describe your X session (which window manager, panel if any,
etc). You can just link existing ~/.xinitrc file to  ~/.xsession if you  
just started using xdm.

The above is not OS or linux distro specific.

Since you are using gdm (gnome desktop manager) you need to edit  
/usr/local/bin/gnome-wm (probably /bin/gnome-wm since it is Linux not BSD).
As the Ubuntu is tightly integrated Desktop environment most likely you  
are going to brake something.

Look at this how to

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75471

for Openbox on Ubuntu as it should work for any other WM in a  
gnome-session on Ubuntu. That should be safer way to play with WM.


Cheers and happy holidays to everyone from the beaches of Honduras:-)

Predrag