Changing default window manager

Is there a way to use Gnome or KDE as default desktop environment on my current build of mac os x (10.4.9)?

Hi B1|\|ARY,
   You can use a desktop manager with Apple's X11 but it runs inside X11 and doesn't replace Aqua. It's simply a matter of what you execute in your xinitrc file. Apple starts the Quartz window manager by "execing" the quartz-wm executable in the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file. However, you can copy that to a ~/.xinitrc and the copy will by used instead. Then you can comment out the "exec quartz-wm" line and replace it with the command that starts your preferred desktop manager. For instance, to start gnome, you would make the last command in that file:
exec gnome-session
Of course you might need to use an absolute path.
   You can then set the window manager in the configuration of the desktop manager. However, if you're not going to use the Quartz window manager then I recommend that you include the following line before the "exec" line:
/usr/X11R6/bin/quartz-wm --only-proxy &
This will allow you to still use Apple's cut-and-paste mechanism, such as it is, with their X11.
Gary
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