Hello List I installed the following packages from the FC2 CD set : libxfce4util, libxfce4mcs, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager, xfce-panel, xfce-utils, xfdesktop, xferstats, xfwm4, xffm-4, xfsprogs, and dbh . Followed the instructions given at fedoranews.org by Diego Figuera as follows : 1. Created the file xfce.desktop under /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/xfce.desktop similar to gnome.desktop 2. Created the file XFCE under /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions as: #! /bin/bash exec /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession XFCE4 3. Logout from GNOME 4. Chose XFCE4 from the gdm menu It gives error that "Your session is just 10 seconds old.It might be wrong installation ".The usual message to make the one selected as "default" does not come. 5.When I execute "startxfce4 -- :1" from the console it gived the error " no xfce4-session, no xfce4-panel in /usr/local/bin or sbin.xfce-mcs-manager lost its' connection " Please enlighten about possible solutions. Murali __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail