HOWTO: Change Window Manager in Ubuntu Feisty (GNOME)

[wersdaluv]

First, download the Window Manager.

Then, just create a file named ".gnomerc" under your user folder containing this text
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/*name of Window Manager*

or simply enter this code in the terminal
echo export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/*name of window manager* >> ~/.gnomerc


Enjoy!

*I got the idea here--> http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Xfwm4

[xyverz]

Thank you for that. I've been searching google for the last hour and finally stumbled on this one - which is the only solution that still worked. :-)

[wersdaluv]

Wow. This thread has been here for quite a long while. A reply, at last. hehe

[Bluehorn]

Then, just create a file named ".gnomerc" under your user folder containing this text
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/*name of Window Manager*or simply enter this code in the terminal
echo export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/*name of window manager* >> ~/.gnomerc
Enjoy!

*I got the idea here--> http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Xfwm4

I ran into the same problem today. Compiz does not work correctly here and I don't need thate eye candy. Running metacity --replace fixed the running session, but after logout I was back at compiz.

After some searching, I found the gconf entry /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager, which pointed to gnome-wm on my system. That scripts contains the following comment:


# NOTE: DON'T USE THIS. Please have your window manager install
# a desktop file and change the gconf key
# /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager
Setting the windowmanager key in gconf-editor in fact fixed my problem, and I now get metacity when logging into a Gnome session. Shouldn't there be a entry in the System menu for doing this?

[stolk]

Thanks! That worked for me. I don't know why it happened but it's fixed now! :D