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Re: X display; xdm; wmaker; windowmaker; twm



On Mon, 10 May 1999, Michael Schmitz wrote:

> > > Bash does not recognize ~# startx. Suggestions?

> > RTFM, esp. xdm(8).

> Oh, it's that easy? I would suggest 'please post the full text of the
> error message along with the output of dpkg -l' before I venture any
> guess to the reason of that error (i.e. what does 'does not recognize'
> mean, and are all required packages really installed?). 

Configuring startx properly can be a pain in the back, and when you can
avoid it, you should do it. That's what xdm is for.

> And I didn't know there was some conflict or other interaction between
> startx and xdm. startx uses xinit to launch the X server, so the xinit
> man page might be more appropriate.. 

Yes, but xinit(8) cannot tell him a solution.

   Simon



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