Launch metacity -- how by default??

[Joe Zeff]

On 12/05/2010 12:44 PM, Beartooth wrote:
> 	So now the machine is running OK; but I know it fails to launch
> metacity on boot. Do I simply run Startup Applications and type it in? Or
> is there something to fix first?

Try this: open the Gnome Configuration Editor and navigate to 
/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager and change the current window 
manager to metacity.  Log out, log in and it should Just Work.