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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    Actually, instead of the "nohup kwin --replace", etc. procedure, you can also set the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to kwin instead of xfwm4 (as in my original post), i.e.


    echo export...
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    I added information on how to do this.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    Double-check whether you properly modified /usr/bin/gnome-wm so that xfwm4 is asigned a client ID from Gnome's session manager upon login.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    Thanks, added this to the howto.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    As neuschnee pointed out, you probably saved your Gnome session at some point. Try backing up/deleting ~/.gnome2/session and then log out of Gnome and back in again.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    No, I didn't. There's so much talk about Gnome being slow and why that is and I don't know what to believe, but I'm fairly sure that it's not due to the window manager.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    It'll definately resemble the overall speed of Gnome.
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    http://www.nordita.dk/~theine/images/Screenshot.png
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    Check /usr/bin/gnome-wm if the entry for xfwm4 looks OK. Also, try


    echo $WINDOW_MANAGER

    and see whether it says xfwm4. If not, check ~/.gnomerc
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    Re: Replace metacity by xfwm4

    Yes, just export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/metacity in ~/.gnomerc or delete that line all together.
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    Since metacity became the default window manager...

    Since metacity became the default window manager for gnome, I've always been bugged by the absence of some very useful features such as edge resistance towards other windows and vertical/horizontal...
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    Re: How to use Openbox in GNOME and by itself.

    Instead of executing

    openbox --replace
    and saving your Gnome session afterwards, you can also put

    export WINDOW_MANAGER="/usr/bin/openbox"
    into your ~/.gnomerc

    Next time you log into...
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    Re: How to: remove Kubuntu items in the Gnome menu

    Or alternatively...


    for i in /usr/share/applications/kde/*; do echo "OnlyShowIn=KDE;" | sudo tee -a $i; done
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