Starting fluxbox with a DM
I'm sorry, that isn't a config file... but a shell script
Sorry, it's a little early.
Bob
On 11/9/06, Robert Pickel <robert.pickel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> To the best of my knowledge fluxbox can be started by putting it in a
> config file in the user's home.
>
> I think /home/debian/.xsession
>
> Insert the line:
>
> exec /usr/bin/fluxbox
>
>
> Hope this works/helps,
>
> Bob
>
> On 11/8/06, Glenn Greenfield <mzilikazi@mzilikazix.org> wrote:
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> > I can get fluxbox automatically this way:
> >
> > nano debian-live/chroot/etc/skel/.bash_config
> >
> > if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ]; then
> > startx /usr/bin/fluxbox
> > fi
> >
> > It works. :)
> >
> > BUT first I tried to accomplish this from /etc/inittab - it ran the
> > script fine
> >
> > # debian-live boots by default into runlevel 2
> > w2:2:wait:/bin/sleep 2
> > x2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/xsession start
> >
> >
> > #/etc/init.d/xsession
> > #!/bin/sh
> > su casper -c startx /usr/bin/fluxbox
> >
> > #Problem w/ this method of autostarting X is w/ .Xauthority and user is
> > denied permission to run the xserver. Maybe someone knows a way to
> > remedy that little problem? I tried adding something to
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/startx but it does not work:
> >
> > mcookie|sed -e 's/^/add :0 . /'|xauth -q
> > xinit -- -auth "$HOME/.Xauthority"
> >
> > I *think* I simply do not understand exactly what to change in startx in
> > order to make that work. Maybe there is even a better way?
> >
> > - -glenn
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