Re: installing GNOME 2.20

[Karsten Bräckelmann <guenther rudersport de>]

>          I used garnome to install gnome 2.20.It has been installed in
> the directory /root/garnome.But still on system startup gnome 2.18.3
> is coming up...

Do *NOT* build as root!  Please read the README, carefully.

You will not be able to use the build installed inside /root anyway,
without severely compromising your systems security.

You can delete that installed GARNOME, as well as the GARNOME build tree
(the extracted source tarball). You can not use either one as a regular
user -- neither running the installed GNOME, nor re-using the build
tree.


Regarding how to start your installed GNOME 2.20.0 (once you re-built
properly as user), please see the README and the provided documentation
and session script on our project page:
  http://gnome.org/projects/garnome/


> How do I switch to gnome 2.20 directly after startup?

Sounds like you do have some "auto login" enabled? In that case, it may
depend on your distribution. However, I assume they are using the
default GDM session for that user. So logging out, and back in with the
session changed should do it.

  guenther


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