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Dethredic

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Registered: 2009-01-24

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Openbox as gnome window manager doesn't work

So, this is my first time with arch, and I have some experience with Ubuntu so I installed the gnome winow manager to start.

It looks fine but I like some themes and how openbox looks/works more. I decided saw in a wiki that you can make it the window manager for gnome, so I followed the instructions in the wiki, loged out then back in, but nothing happens. Still the same old gnome.

bash-3.2# gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager
openbox

bash-3.2# cat /usr/share/applications/openbox.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=OpenBox
Exec=openbox
NoDisplay=true
# name of loadable control center module
X-GNOME-WMSettingsModule=openbox
# name we put on the WM spec check window
X-GNOME-WMName=OpenBox

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thayer

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Re: Openbox as gnome window manager doesn't work

I believe you want it to be openbox-gnome-session

http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:GNOME/Openbox

Last edited by thayer (2009-02-02 00:22:18)

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Dethredic

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Re: Openbox as gnome window manager doesn't work

I think that is for gnome 2.22

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moljac024

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Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: Openbox as gnome window manager doesn't work

Yup, that won't work with the new GNOME, but the information on how you should do it is in the wiki.

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kesara10

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Registered: 2008-06-11

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Re: Openbox as gnome window manager doesn't work

Yep. Wiki works.
1. gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager openbox
2. Create the desktop like you did
3. Select gnome-session within GDM or create a .xinitrc with SLIM