GUI Desktops
Overview
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Understanding How init Starts the Display Manager
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Learning the GNOME Display Manager (gdm)
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Switching from GNOME to KDE
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Learning the KDE Display Manager (kdm)
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Exploring GNOME
By now, you have installed CentOS Linux and X, and you have had your first taste of CentOS Linux. During CentOS Linux installation, the installation program configures X and gives you an option to use a graphical login screen. If you have opted for the graphical login screen, X starts automatically, and you get a graphical screen with a login dialog box.
This chapter explains how Linux automatically starts in graphics mode. If you have not enabled the graphical login screen, you can easily do so by reading this chapter. You also learn about GNOME and KDE-two graphical environments in CentOS Linux.
| Cross Ref |
Turn to Chapter 2 if you have not installed CentOS Linux and X. Turn to Chapter 3 if you have installed CentOS Linux but have not configured X. Then, return to this chapter to learn how Linux automatically starts X and displays a graphical login screen. |