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Old 05-21-2006, 11:03 PM
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Hi'hi.
When installing xfce, icewm ect.. from ports, they show up in kdm...
but after i got mlvwm and was ready to try it out, kdm did not *catch* it...
SO' to my question, how do I tell kdm to start mlvwm?
Login Manager could not tell me how..!

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Old 05-21-2006, 11:07 PM
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Hi'hi.
When installing xfce, icewm ect.. from ports, they show up in kdm...
but after i got mlvwm and was ready to try it out, kdm did not *catch* it...
SO' to my question, how do I tell kdm to start mlvwm?
Login Manager could not tell me how..!

Thanks in advanced
No, "kdm" can start only KDE. If you want to start another window manager you can use standardX Window"xdm" manager.
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Old 05-21-2006, 11:17 PM
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hrmf.! thats ok.. but just wondering, howcome xfce4 icewm, show's up in the menu then? if "kdm" only can start kde..
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Old 05-21-2006, 11:19 PM
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hrmf.! thats ok.. but just wondering, howcome xfce4 icewm, show's up in the menu then? if "kdm" only can start kde..
I'm sorry, I forgot that ops:
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take a look through
/usr/local/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
what is there for the other window managers should give you some clues on what to add
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ok I found it out..!
i had to make a mlvwm.desktop file in /usr/local/share/apps/kdm/sessions/
it works 8)
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Hmmm I'll have to try that if I ever try to install hackedbox again.
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allmost unconfigured mlvwm, but im not stopping before im seeing my good old MacOS 9 enviroment

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