Re: KDM -> GDM Migration?

[Kagenin <kagenin cyberspace org>]

In another message, I state that these are my last two lines of my
/etc/inittab

# Run kdm in runlevel 5 
kdm:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon > /var/log/kdm 2>&1 

A little more investigating found that my /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc script
contians a simple twm/xterm login, ant that the kdeinitrc in the same dir
is wat calls startkde.

I'mthinking if I change the line in inittab to
gdm:5:respawn:/path/to/gdm -nodaemon >/var/log//gdm 2>&1
Where ever gdm installed itself...  and I still wanna keep that logging
active.

I'm a little more sketchy about what to do with the xinitrc/kdeinitrc
thing.  the kdeinitrc does a lot of kde-specific stuff.

Thanks for the info.  I've not tackeled an inittab file before ^_^.

Kagenin

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Anthony E. Greene wrote: 
> Kagenin wrote:
> > 
> > Hey.  I've downloaded and installed the Necessary RPMs for Gnome.  I am
> > running Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 with a 2.2.12 Kernel.   I'm sick of looking
> > at KDE.
> > 
> > Caldera makes KDM the default Login screen.  I'd like GDM there instead.
> > Unfortunatly I cannot find an docs for making a system-wide KDE->Gnome
> > Migration.  I don't suppose anybody could lend a hand?
> 
> At a minumum, you'll have to figure out where kdm is being called 
> (perhaps in inittab). Look for a line that looks like this:
> 
>     x:5:respawn:/path/kdm
> 
> or something similar. The important thing is that it runs a display manager
> in runlevel 5 (the second field). Change this to point to gdm instead of
> kdm.
> 
> Then figure out where startkde is being called from. I don't know enough
> about Caldera to tell you where to look. Common scripts to look in are
> xinitrc/.xinitrc (generic X installations) or Xclients/.Xclients (on RH
> systems). These may be in a central location or in your home directory. The
> 'startkde' command should be replaced with 'gnome-session'. 
> 
> Then you'll need a GNOME-aware window manager. Enlightenment is most
> commonly used. It's *very* configurable but it's also resource hungry.
> Sawmill is supposed to be much lighter and also very good. Then there's
> XFCE, WindowMaker, and a few others.
> 
> There is probably more, but this should get you started.
> 
> Tony
> -- 
>  Anthony E. Greene <agreene@pobox.com>
>  Homepage & PGP Key <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/>
>  If it's too good to be true, it's probably Linux.
> 
> 
> -- 
>         FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions at http://www.gnome.org/gnomefaq
>          To unsubscribe: mail gnome-list-request@gnome.org with 
>                        "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
> 
> 

--
"When the Going gets Weird, the Weird turn Pro"
Hunter S. Thompson

"Sometimes I feel I'm getting stuck
  Between the handshake and the f**k"
Foo Fighters, "My Poor Brain"