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Archived thread 100058 from Desktop Environments. Markdown source: Desktop_Environments/thread_100058_default_system_sesion.md

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#1

I installed breezy, then decided to try xubuntu gdm. I would like to run both desktops but, for now, I would like to return to (gnome) ubuntu-desktop as system default. I don't know how. I prefer to use terminal. Is there a command to do this? If not, what is the file modification required. Thank you.

#2

Logout. Then select session, select gnome. Then enter your login name and password, it'll ask whether to set gnome yes default manager. Say yes.

#3

Logout. Then select session, select gnome. Then enter your login name and password, it'll ask whether to set gnome yes default manager. Say yes. Thanks much. Am I right to understand that you must then logout a second time and choose to make gnome your default system session? That seems to be the reason why it didn't stick last time.

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I meant to ask what has now been asked in another thread: on startup, not session.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=99682

I see that gnome is now the default for session, but when I reboot, I see that the xubuntu desktop, not (gnome) ubuntu is still being loaded. How do I reconfigure to load ubuntu-desktop on starup?