[PhillyLinux]

The title sums it up. I clicked and now have lost the Gnome desktop which I desperately want back. Thanks to all of you for your help.

[Whiteskin]

Can you get xterm running? If you can (or any terminal. In TWM click and hold on the desktop to bring up a menu), tghen try running the comman gnomecc (Or, imho, try typing in "gnome", and then hitting tab. It will list all commands starting with gnome. Then look for system tools or control center or cc. Just keep trying commands.

[Squashman]

I have not run a gui since Rh 6. From what I remember you open up a terminal prompt and type something like switchdesk or switchdesk-gnome.

[Whiteskin]

I dont excactly know how gnome does it. worst comes to worse, kill the xserver and edit .xinitrc putting in gnome-session

[PhillyLinux]

Thanks! Switchdesk in terminal worked like a charm. Us newbies need gui's (a poor attempt at poetry....)

[Whiteskin]

Yes, however, sometimes its best to learn cli first.

[tsunam]

or at least concurrently

I'm still learning the cli, and there's times where For the life of me i can't remember the command that i'm looking for

[Whiteskin]

You get used to it. Tab completion is your friend. It will even complete commands for you .

[Squashman]

Originally Posted by tsunam

or at least concurrently

I'm still learning the cli, and there's times where For the life of me i can't remember the command that i'm looking for

I totally brain farted the other day on the CHAGE command. I could even remember what letter it started with. Then all of a sudden it hit my like a brick.

[Whiteskin]

At least some of those commands sound like what they do. Some.