Possible to install Xmonad on Ubuntu separate from Gnome?

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Published on 2010-06-07T10:30:21Z Indexed on 2010/06/07 10:33 UTC
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I just downloaded Xmonad from the repository on my Ubuntu 10.04 box, but when I log out and try to log back in using Xmonad instead Gnome, it doesn't work.

I just get the login screen background image and a mousepointer, and nothing else. Right-clicking does nothing, no menus or anything. Key combo's like Ctrl-X, Ctrl-Z, and Ctrl-Alt-Delete do nothing either. Left the computer in this state for 30 minutes while I went to the grocery store, but it was still hung when I returned and I had to hard-reboot it.

A Google search returned a few sites showing how to configure Xmonad to work with Gnome, but I'm afraid to try this since I don't want to risk borking my Gnome installation, at least not until I've had a chance to learn Xmonad a bit.

Is it possible to run Xmonad independently of Gnome? If so, anyone have any idea what might be wrong and how to fix it?

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