question on not loading nm-applet when i boot into KDE and not loading knetworkmanager when I boot into GNOME

[Scott Kitterman]

On Tuesday 02 December 2008 19:22, Jonathan Jesse wrote:

Top posting fixed.

> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com>wrote:
> > On Tuesday 02 December 2008 19:09, Roderick B. Greening wrote:
> > > On December 2, 2008 07:59:22 pm Jonathan Jesse wrote:
> > > > Running both Ubuntu-Desktop and Kubuntu-Desktop it seems I have
> >
> > nm-applet
> >
> > > > and knmetworkmanager fighting over each other.  Is there a way to
> > > > start only nm-applet when I load GNOME and start knetworkmanager when
> > > > I start KDE?  KDM is my default window manager, just choosing a
> > > > different
> >
> > session
> >
> > > > type.
> > > >
> > > > THannks,
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > >
> > > I believe the nm-applet desktop file needs a OnlyShowIn=Gnome; line
> >
> > (which
> >
> > > knetworkmanager already does).
> >
> > And I think there's an update in -proposed for this that needs testing.
> >
> In 8.04 I know it did not work this are you saying it works this way
> correctly in 8.10 or there is an update in -proposed for 8.10 to fix this?
> Seems like the two of them fight over each other
>
An update specifically to add the OnlyShowIn=Gnome; line.  I've no idea how 
that relates to them 'fighting'.

Scott K