How to change KDE to xfce?

**PeterW** · 12-31-2004, 01:55 AM

I have install Knoppix3.7 to hard disk ,but the default GUI is KDE, I want to change it to xfce, how I can do it?

**GreyGeek** · 12-31-2004, 05:58 AM

Logout of KDE and return to the kdm login manager.
The dropdown on the lower right corner of the login manager dialog displays several options for logging in.
KDE
Console
FaileSave
...any other desktops installed...

If you don't see ICE then install it.
Same with GNOME, etc...

**Markus** · 12-31-2004, 11:29 AM

http://mzilikazix.org/howtos/XFCE4_R...top_Howto.html

**rmaniac** · 01-19-2005, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus

http://mzilikazix.org/howtos/XFCE4_ROX_Desktop_Howto.html

**shah** · 01-19-2005, 03:58 AM

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list add these lines:
deb http://www.os-cillation.de/debian binary/
deb-src http://www.os-cillation.de/debian source/

open konsole:
su
apt-get update
apt-get install -t testing xfce4
apt-get install -t testing xfld-desktop

Done.
If you didn't get any Session for Xfce4 in KDM or GDM, do as follows:
Open /usr/share/apps/kdm/sessions folder and copy kde.desktop and rename to xfce4.desktop.
Edit that xfce4.desktop:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
# The names/descriptions should really be better
Name=Xfce4 Session
Name[fr]=Session Xfce 4
Name[he]=Xfce 4
Name[ko]=Xfce 4 ì„¸ì…˜
Name[nl]=Xfce 4 Sessie
Name[zh_TW]=Xfce 4 å·¥ä½œéšŽæ®µ
Comment=Use this session to run Xfce4 as your desktop environment
Comment[fr]=SÃ©lectionner cette session pour utiliser Xfce comme environnment graphique
Comment[he]=×”×©×ª×ž×© ×‘×–×” ×›×“×(tm) ×œ×”×¤×¢×(tm)×œ ×�×ª Xfce ×›×©×•×œ×—×Ÿ ×”×¢×•×‘×“×” ×©×œ×š
Comment[ko]=ì‚¬ìš©ìž� ë�°ìŠ¤í�¬íƒ‘ í(tm)˜ê²½ìœ¼ë¡œ Xfceë¥¼ ì�´ìš©í•©ë‹ˆë‹¤.
Comment[nl]=Deze optie start de Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
Comment[zh_TW]=ä½¿ç”¨é€(tm)å€‹å·¥ä½œéšŽæ®µè¼‰å…¥ Xfce 4 ä½œç‚ºæ‚¨çš„æ¡Œé�¢ç’°å¢ƒ
Exec=startxfce4
Icon=
Type=Application

When done,......copy this file to : /usr/share/apps/kdm/sessions;/etc/dm/Sessions/ and /usr/share/xsessions.
Now you should have Xfce4 in your Kdm or Gdm.