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If you want to change it, run:

update alternatives   config x window manager

And follow the instructions on the screen (basically, press the number next to the entry you'd

like better).

If a package doesn't register itself as a window manager for some reason (file a bug if it's in

error), or if you use a window manager from /usr/local directory, the selections on screen

won't contain your preferred entry. You can update the link through command line options,

like this:

update alternatives   install /usr/bin/x window manager \

x window manager /usr/local/bin/wmaker cvs 50

The first argument to ` install' option is the symlink that points to /etc/alternatives/NAME,

where NAME is the second argument.

The third argument is the program to which

/etc/alternatives/NAME should point to, and the fourth argument is the priority (larger value

means the alternative will more probably get picked automatically).

To remove an alternative you added, simply run:

update alternatives   remove x window manager /usr/local/bin/wmaker cvs