On Thu, 25 Aug 2011, Michael D. Berger wrote:
To: centos@centos.org From: Michael D. Berger m_d_berger_1900@yahoo.com Subject: [CentOS] Centos 6: howto install and run KDE
On my laptop, I have not been able to get KDE to run; I always get gnome. I installed selecting KDE, and I tried yum groupinstall, which appeared to work, but I still get gnome running. BTW, I boot to level 3, and run startx.
Hello Michael. That's what I do - boot to runlevel 3, then run startx. I use switchdesk to choose between running Gnome, KDE, or XFCE. Just pass the desktop name as a parameter to switchdesk and then run startx, to start that chosen desktop.
Name : switchdesk Arch : noarch Version : 4.0.8 Release : 6 Size : 7.6 k Repo : installed Summary : A desktop environment switcher for GNOME, KDE and AnotherLevel. License : GPL Description: The Desktop Switcher is a tool which enables users to easily : switch between various desktop environments that they have : installed. The tool includes support for KDE, GNOME, XFce4 and : twm. : : Support for different environments on different computers is : available, as well as support for setting a global default : environment. : : Install switchdesk if you need a tool for switching between : desktop environments.
Kind Regards,
Keith Roberts
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