Just was wondering if OpenSuse could be configured to run gnome, kde, lxde and xfce desktops and choose them from login. I did this once in Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
cbw
When you have installed them (YaST > Software > Software Management, choose Patterns from the View menu and then select those you want from the list), you can indeed choose between them from your login screen. Even now some choices are available (mostly as a fallback when you have ppoblems with your normaly used DE.
This works for all versions of openSUSE. But please next time you ask something, mention which version you use. Asking for this basic piece of imformation will often delay a solution coming forward.
But of course you have to turn off Auto-login to get to the login screen in the first place. (though logging out will bring you there as well)
Edit /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, search for the line containing “DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN=” and change it to:
DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN=""
On 2013-11-14 16:26, khopcbw wrote:
>
> Just was wondering if OpenSuse could be configured to run gnome, kde,
> lxde and xfce desktops and choose them from login.
Of course you can. I have them all.
> I did this once in
> Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
> cbw
Howtos? What for? just install whatever you want.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> I did this once in
>> Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
>> cbw
>
> Howtos? What for? just install whatever you want.
I recall with one version of openSUSE and one login manager, it wasn’t
at all obvious how to choose the type of session. I don’t remember what
version or what desktop, but perhaps the OP is having a similar difficulty.
On 2013-11-15 11:07, Dave Howorth wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> I did this once in
>>> Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
>>> cbw
>>
>> Howtos? What for? just install whatever you want.
>
> I recall with one version of openSUSE and one login manager, it wasn’t
> at all obvious how to choose the type of session. I don’t remember what
> version or what desktop, but perhaps the OP is having a similar difficulty.
Well… maybe. That would be xdm, I think. That is not installed by
default, perhaps on a minimal X install.
On a normal install, it is very simple. You just install the desired
desktop, and choose it on login. If it doesn’t work, then ask 
Installing the desktop of choice is now much easier than it was, because
you just choose the gnome, xfce, kde patterns.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On a normal install, it is very simple. You just install the desired
> desktop, and choose it on login. If it doesn’t work, then ask
It wasn’t installing the desktop that was the problem. It was finding
the appropriate control in the interface when you were logging in. It
was displayed as some sort of logo or something in an unexpected place
instead of a recognizable button. So “choose it on login” was impossible
until somebody explained where the control was.
This is the only thing we know about the problem from the OP:
Just was wondering if OpenSuse could be configured to run gnome, kde, lxde and xfce desktops and choose them from login. I did this once in Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
cbw
And he never came back to comment/answer/ask further questions about the several reactions. Thus we do not know which version of openSUSE he uses, what DE he has now active, what login screen (kdm, gdm,…) he sees.
Now I am a bit confused how you came to your conclusions. I probably missed something. 
hcvv wrote:
> djh-novell;2597914 Wrote:
>> It wasn’t installing the desktop that was the problem. It was finding
>> the appropriate control in the interface when you were logging in. It
>> was displayed as some sort of logo or something in an unexpected place
>> instead of a recognizable button. So “choose it on login” was
>> impossible
>> until somebody explained where the control was.
> This is the only thing we know about the problem from the OP:
>> Just was wondering if OpenSuse could be configured to run gnome, kde,
>> lxde and xfce desktops and choose them from login. I did this once in
>> Fedora, but havent found any how tos yet. Thanks in advance.
>> cbw
> And he never came back to comment/answer/ask further questions about the
> several reactions. Thus we do not know which version of openSUSE he
> uses, what DE he has now active, what login screen (kdm, gdm,…) he
> sees.
>
> Now I am a bit confused how you came to your conclusions. I probably
> missed something. 
I didn’t come to any conclusion. I simply pointed out that there was
another possible explanation for the OP’s description.
Like you, I am surprised that the OP hasn’t come back and supplied the
obviously missing information.
Sorry for the misunderstanding, we are on the same line then. 
On 2013-11-15 15:20, Dave Howorth wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On a normal install, it is very simple. You just install the desired
>> desktop, and choose it on login. If it doesn’t work, then ask
>
> It wasn’t installing the desktop that was the problem. It was finding
> the appropriate control in the interface when you were logging in. It
> was displayed as some sort of logo or something in an unexpected place
> instead of a recognizable button. So “choose it on login” was impossible
> until somebody explained where the control was.
Ah, I see… Well. we’ll have to wait till he comes back.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
**Thanks all- “Patterns” did the trick. Also I am using 12.3 Sorry I didn’t get back sooner. had some things to take care of. **
On 2013-11-16 00:56, khopcbw wrote:
> *Thanks all- “Patterns” did the trick. Also I am using 12.3 Sorry I
> didn’t get back sooner. had some things to take care of. *
That’s very nice, I’m glad for you
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
I’m using openSUSE 12.3 and KDE 4.10.5 'release 1".
This thread intrigued me so I went to add Gnome to my system using Patterns, selected Gnome Desktop Environment, and received this warning notice.
pattern:gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64 requires patterns-openSUSE-gnome, but this requirement cannot be provided
uninstallable providers: patterns-openSUSE-gnome-12.3-7.10.1.i586[repo-oss]
patterns-openSUSE-gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64[repo-oss]
] do not install pattern:gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64
] deinstallation of patterns-openSUSE-kde4_pure-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64
] do not install pattern:gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64
] break pattern:gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64 by ignoring some of its dependencies
If I select Gnome Base System I get no warning. I’m guessing I need to select both to install Gnome.
What is the correct selection for the Gnome Desktop Environment warning, and why is “do not install pattern:gnome-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64” listed twice?
Please, please. Start a new thread about this new problem. With a title that tells in short what it is about. That is the best way to advertise your problem to the others here. Only those that are (still) interested in this already solved problem will see this post.
Just pick the second (deinstallation of KDE-pure). It sounds scary, but it is harmless.
On 2013-11-16 17:26, rafter22 wrote:
> ] deinstallation of patterns-openSUSE-kde4_pure-12.3-7.10.1.x86_64
Choose that one. You have a “pure” kde install, and you are going to get
a “mixed” install. nrickert is correct.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Apologies for not starting a new thread.
Took your advice, spent 25 minutes downloading and installing, about an hour and a half of tweaking and all is well.
Thanks!