Re: Display issues
i believe .xinitrc is used when you dont use xdm, and the other is for if
you do, but i'm not really sure. i use .xinitrc to start my window manager
when i do startx.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Pollywog <pollywog@shadypond.com>
To: Debian-user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Display issues
>
> On 13-May-99 Brant Wells wrote:
> > Howdy :)
> >
> >
> > You need to start up a xterm session after you run startx. Do this
by
> > going into
> > your $HOME/.xinitrc file and add a line in there somewhere before your
> > window manager
> > (usually the last line) to the effect of
> >
> > xterm&
> >
> > and then try to run those programs after you get into X.
> >
>
> I am a little confused by this. I was using an .xinitrc but changed to an
> .xsession after I had some problems and I found something in the Debian
> Tutorial which only mentioned .xsession. Does it matter which is used,
> .xinitrc or .xsession ?
>
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