Can't switch to KDE

[Aldo Foot]

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:51 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote:
>> > Anne Wilson wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've never used switchdesk.  Does it do something spectacular?  I've
>> >> always logged out, used the icon on the login panel to select the other
>> >> session,
>> >> then logged in again.  What extra does switchdesk give you?
>> >
>> > Can't one just edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop ,
>> > or doesn't that work any more?
>>
>> It should, but that file has to be created in F8, is not there in my box.
>> the switchdesk is an optional package. I find is the quickest way
>> to change your desktop at the CLI -no file editing.
>>
>> ~af
>>
> How do you do it using CLI?

Install the switchdesk package, then change the desktop.
 $ sudo yum install switchdesk
 $ switchdesk KDE
that's it.

you can use your Fedora CD to install if you don't want to use yum.
I'm running F8, and I figure F9 should be no different.
~af