Set Default desktop in fedora

I faced an issue regarding default desktop in fedora. Here I am describing it.

User told me he unable to login in GUI mode. GNOME is not coming and KDE is not showing anything (GNOME) in “session” at the login screen but he was working in GNOME.

Generally we use “session” tab to switch between desktops. Here “session” not showing anything.

So I thought some problem in gnome package or any configuration file. I logged in textual mode.

1^st I tried to install “switchdesk-gui” which is responsible for switch the desktop by command,

switchdesk

*****extra infoà ((((To make KDM the default display manager, use your favorite package management tool (yum, kpackagekit) to install system-switch-displaymanager-gnome, run the system-switch-displaymanager command and select KDM.

If you want do it manually then

Open the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop

And edit…

DESKTOP="KDE"

DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE" ## if you want KDE as default desktop ##

I want GNOME so I write “GNOME” in place of “KDE”))))

When I type switchdesk GNOME

I got out put that GNOME is not present.

Now I confirm that problem in gnome package. So it tried

yum groupinstall GNOME ### if not work write “GNOME-DESKTOP” in place of GNOME and do it forcefully####

So at last when I typed “switchdesk GNOME” it worked.

I reboot the system and got GNOME as default desktop.

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