How to switch back to Rox-IceWM

[Member simonob]

Hi all

Apologies for this stupid noob question …

How do I switch back to Rox-IceWM? I thought I would take a look at the other window managers (via Menu => Desktop => Other Desktops) but now I have switched I have no way to get back as far as I can see.

I am probably being an idiot and it is staring me in the face but I just can’t figure it out 🙁

BTW, other than this rather stupid issue I am loving Antix Base. It has brought my old Lenovo S205 netbook (AMD E-300 1.3 GHz) back to life, I had tried the usual suspects (Ubuntu/Xubunu/Mint/etc) but they are just too much for my poor little netbook.

Many thanks

Simon

[Moderator BobC]

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I think if you logout, when you login again, on the login screen you can press F1 until the setting you want appears, then type in your user id and password.

I also recall seeing a post where you can fix it permanently, I believe by reinstalling the desktop package for icewm for the version you are running.

Did you try searching for desktop icewm menu?

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This post was the one I remembered

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/symbols-gone-from-three-boxes-minimise-window-and-close/#post-34880

April 17, 2020 at 3:00 am
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The default desktop on antiX is rox-icewm. You can go back to it in the menu

desktop > alternative desktops > rox-icewm

If this option (rox-icewm) is not available from the menu anymore , please try to reinstall desktop-session-antix
sudo apt install –reinstall desktop-session-antix

The default theme on antiX is blue-day, It’s available from the menu > themes

• This reply was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by BobC.

[Member simonob]

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Hi BobC

Thanks for your help. The F1 trick on the login screen helped me get back to Rox-IceWM 😀

It would be good if the IceWM windown managers were listed under Start => Desktop => Other Desktops so that if people do switch to try another WM then they can easily switch back.

Thanks again!

Simon

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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Hi!
To fix the menu, you also need to sudo apt install --reinstall desktop-session-antix

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[Member simonob]

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Hi anticapitalista

Brilliant … haven’t got a clue what I did to lose them in the first place!

Simon

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You didn’t do anything really (except upgrade the packages). It is a ‘known’ issue.

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