what is xwindows? ; Gnome?

[Bickyz]

Sorry im beginner to Linux Redhat. what is xwindows? ; Gnome?

I installed samba by inserting the redhat cd. I cannot see inside the servers in the main menu?

 

[cdlvj]

X-windows is the gui stuff for Unix flavors, contains all the code for interactions with the Windows style interface.
GNOME is one of several desktops for your system. KDE is another.

 

[Bickyz]

how do i know whether im on Gnome or KDE desktop? Is there anyway that i can switch between these desktops?

 

[clonny2]

When you login using the nice gui you will see either KDE or gnome starting up.

>---------------------------------------Lawrence Feldman
SR. QA. Engineer SNAP Appliance
lfeldman@snapappliance.com

 

[pechenegs]

hi, i just installed Mandrake 10.1, but i only have the choice of KDE, where's gnome?

pech

 

[jstreich]

GNOME and KDE are window managers, in addition to these there are twm, icewm, enlightment, sawfish, fwm and a host of others.

KDE is probably included with Mandrake...
1.) If you have a graphical log in look under "session" and see if you can select it automagically.
2.) Try to run locate kdm -- if found, press Ctrl-alt-F1 (assuming your in GNOME) andtype killall xdm log in as root at the console, then run the program kdm... If this fails you can get back to GNOME by typing startx
3.) If KDE isn't on your system, you can find it for free in many forms on the web. Their offical homepage is kde.org