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Re: stupid, but I have to ask it - how to start it up once installed



On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Whit wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 01:32:30AM -0500, James Smith wrote:
> > try this:
> > cd /etc/alternatives
> > ln -s /usr/bin/startkde x-window-manager
> > Then startx.  You might have to rm  the old x-window-manager first
>
> Thanks for the advice. But it doesn't do the trick. I still just get a
> konsole session in the midst of a grey screen.

Are you using the X from unstable?
try...
	startx /usr/bin/kde2

startx is using the defaults if it doesn't get an absolute path.

Putting, "exec blackbox|kde2|twm", in ~/.xsession controls which wm
starts if I do "startx".


- Bruce



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