Switch from Gnome to XFCE?

[Carlosinfl]

I installed both Gnome and new window manager for me (I know XFCE is not new) on my fresh FC3 Linux server but I am not very familiar with how to tell Linux I want to get out of Gnome and use XFCE for a while and see if I like that vs Gnome.

Anyone know how I am able to switch desktop environments and make sure that when I boot into Linux, its XFCE & not Gnome?

 

[oVerCaffeinated]

Boot so it doesn't start in "X" (by editing /etc/inittab) and type "startxfce4". That's how I did it.

 

[zeos]

if your running gdm which by default fedora does, just click on session at the login screen and select xfce. if not there is some file to edit and tell what you want to use, i believe its somewhere around /etc/X11

 

[ranstlin]

Setting Login Screen Defaults
06 November 2004

EDIT /etc/sysconfig/desktop

Default Login to KDE: Fedora by default makes everyone login to Gnome.
If you prefer everyone to login to KDE by default.
CHANGE from

DESKTOP="GNOME"

to:

DESKTOP="KDE"

KDE Login Manager: Fedora by default uses the Gnome Login Manager (gdm).
If you prefer to use the KDE Login Manager (kdm).
ADD the line:

DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"

Changing Preferences: You can change the preferences for login managers.
For Gnome/gdm: Run 'gdmsetup'
For KDE/kdm: Run the KDE Control Center > System Administration > Login Manager.

copied from: http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc3.shtml

So try changing to DISPLAYMANAGER="XFCE"