> Does anyone have any pointers on what's needed to set GNOME up as > the default graphical shell? Create a file .xsession in your homedirectory. I use xterm -ls -geometry 80x24+0+63 & xterm -ls -geometry 80x24+515+63 & /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2 & /usr/bin/panel Alternatively, you could just use the line gnome-session