Another from: address line misshap... Kelly Black KB0GBJ ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Debian window manager config question Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 22:55:57 -0600 From: Kelly Black <kelly-black at attbroadband.com> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org For all you Debian bitches in the lug: How do you change the window manager in Debian? I am currently running wmaker, but it has a big mutant block for a mouse pointer. Details of the X-setup: (SV3 x-server, Diamond Stealth 3d-2000). The same thing happened on my ancient TI laptop when I installed Debian with wmaker. I apt-get upgraded all installed packages to try and make it magically "go away", but no luck :-) (The apt-get upgrade was a slick operation, and I can see why people get to like Debian). In order to see if it was related to the window manager wmaker, I tried to figure out how to change to another one. I saw some docs that mentioned update-alternatives, but quickly got lost on how to drive it (if this is even the tool to use). The update-alternatives looks more like a tool for other scripts to call. Also, can someone point me to a good Debian book for some of the basics like this? All I have found to date deal with initial menu-based installation instructions, and don't tell you things like how to change the window manager after the initial install, how to set up networking after you skipped it during the initial install etc... Thanks, Kelly Black 73's de KB0GBJ -------------------------------------------------------