How to use Motif Window Manager (MWM) instead of GNOME on RHEL

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How can be created a minimal Motif environment on RHEL?
  • How can Motif Window Manager (MWM) be started at login?
  • Can the Motif Window Manager (MWM) be used without Gnome Display Manager (GDM)?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
    Warning: Motif packages are deprecated in RHEL 9. See solution 6113101 for additional details.

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