https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:41:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/i have just installed i3 in opensuse 12.3 KDE. After running the i3 wizard, I tried running i3 by invoking the app from Konsole: i3 -c ~/.i3/config I then get the above error about an existing wm. I just want to try out i3 for a while. I should be able to go back to the original wm. I am very new to KDE and opensuse.Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:44:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/?answer=1645#post-id-1645choose i3 in your login manager. when you try to start it within KDE it won't work, because KDE is still active.Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:46:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/?answer=1645#post-id-1645https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/?comment=1646#comment-1646thx konni. much appreciatedThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:41:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1644/error-another-window-manager-seems-to-be-running-x-error-10/?comment=1646#comment-1646