Change to KDE system default DE

[jmm]

I have been with LMDE a week now and I am thrilled with this. This rolling release distro has met my OS needs and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Great to be back with Mint again.

Congrats to Clem and his team.

Quick question...

Bigger fan of KDE than Gnome. Installed KDE-Full. System Default option still defaults to Gnome even though I chose KDM as default during setup.

Does anybody know how I can change system default to KDE?

Thanks.

[seeley]

Hi jmm!
What I don't understand:
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1527:

* Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is a rolling distribution based on Debian Testing.
* At the moment, it comes as a 32-bit live DVD with a Gnome desktop...

seeley

[jmm]

Yes....I know LMDE's release is just a Gnome release so far.

I added KDE-full and choose which DE I want at Login,

Right now it is defaulting to Gnome. I want it to default to KDE. I am not trying to delete KDE, I just don't want it to be my default desktop environment.

Thanks.

[jmm]

ERROR....don't want Gnome to be my default......Not trying to delete it but I don't want to default to it.

[seeley]

Hi jmm!
Because I had some troubles with LMDE I now have Julia and can't give a direct help; when there is a new kernel for LMDE I will try it again.
I would
bump
your next post.
seeley

[tdockery97]

Checking the Debian forums gave this solution: Run the following in terminal:

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

It should then give you the choice whether to run GDM or KDM. If your preference is to make KDE your default desktop, then if you select KDE in "sessions" at the KDM login-in screen it should give you the option to make it default.

[joutlan]

ERROR....don't want Gnome to be my default......Not trying to delete it but I don't want to default to it.

I'm wanting to do the same thing, except remove most of the gnome libraries...have you run across how to do that? i.e. the single command such as 'gnome-desktop' or whatever? thanks

[tdockery97]

Well, not knowing how far you want to go in removing items, it's hard to say. The only way to pick and choose is to use the Synaptic Package Manager, search for "gnome" and read through all the items and decide which you wish to remove.

[joutlan]

Well, not knowing how far you want to go in removing items, it's hard to say. The only way to pick and choose is to use the Synaptic Package Manager, search for "gnome" and read through all the items and decide which you wish to remove.

thanks...just basically the default gnome libraries and gdm.....I'm at the beginning of a fresh install, so if I can't do it in such a way that pleases me , I'll stick to gnome....I have much experience with both, so.....