Hello,

This follow-up is a bit late, but I wanted to confirm Troy Dawson's
recommendation.

The problem I found was that the file
</usr/share/xsessions/icewm.desktop> was missing, not just on my laptop,
but on a desktop box also running SL4.5.  I located the file
</usr/share/apps/kdm/sessions/icewm.desktop> and copying it over to
</usr/share/xsessions/> restored IceWM to the Sessions menu.

I've run YUMEX a few times since without incident, so the cause of the
disappearance is a mystery.

Thanks for your help.

--
Jon Ruth
Kent, Ohio

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> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> When I installed SL4.5 on my Dell Latitude CPX J650 laptop (512MB), I
>> added IceWM from the standard GUI install menu.  It was properly
>> listed on the Sessions menu of the default GUI login page, and
>> worked nicely. After running YUMEX to bring everything up to date,
>> IceWM disappeared from the Sessions menu.  (I'm not suggesting cause
>> and effect, just describing the time line.) 
>> 
>> Q1:  Has anyone successfully added or restored IceWM to the Sessions
>> menu of SL4.5? 
>> 
> 
> Yes ... or else it wouldn't have been there.  The IceWM that is in
> S.L. has it there by default.
> 
>> Q2:  If so, how?
>> 
> 
> you need the files
> /usr/share/xsessions/icewm.desktop
> /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.icewm
> 
>> Educated guesses are welcome.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jon Ruth
>> Kent, Ohio