subramani r wrote:

How to set gnome as a default session in debian at the time of installation?

I think debian sarge is asking for default GUI when it installed xserver. If not then you can do same thing after installation. If you have not installed GDM then You have to make on file in your home dir. If it's Present that it's not a problem.

login in your debian box by your user name or root(what ever you are using to do run startx...) Make one file..and add "exec gnome-session".

echo "exec gnome-session" > .xinitrc

This will make gnome as a default gui.

Then run startx....

Below is my .xinitrc file... I am using enligntenment.... --------------------------------------------------- exec /usr/local/e17/bin/enlightenment -display :0.0 #exec gnome-session ---------------------------------------------------

Thanks in advance, rsm

With Cheers, Hardik Dalwadi.