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kdm vs. gdmMy X-Window system comes up using gdm as the login manager, at which time I log in and use KDE as my desktop environment. I would like to use kdm as teh login manager too. How can I change this? Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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kdm vs. gdm
If kdm is installed, does editing the file /etc/X11/default-display-manager to read:
/usr/bin/kdm
have any effect?
If kdm is not installed already, you should be asked which display manager you wish to use at the time of installation.
--oldfolio
easy
1. check if kdm is installed:
dpkg -s kdm
2. if it's not installed then install it:
apt-get install kdm
3. if it's already installed then configure it to handle the login:
dpkg-reconfigure kdm
Re: kdm vs. gdm
The easiest way would be to just use a package manager (e.g. "aptitude" or "dselect" or something) to install kdm and flag gdm to be purged.
kdm vs. gdm
Thanks for the input. I may not actually have kdm installed. I will check. If not, I will install it with either apt-get or Synaptic. The default-window-manager is set to /usr/bin/gdm right now. I will change it to kdm after I install it. I'll let you know what happens.