Re: Window Maker
On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Brad wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Stephen Pitts wrote:
>
> > The correct way to setup what programs
> > run when you start X is to make an .xsession file, like this:
> >
> > echo "exec /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker" > ~/.xsession
> > chmod +x ~/.xsession
>
> If you only want to change the default window manager (and you have root
> access ;), you could also edit the /etc/X11/window-managers file. All
> users will use the first wm listed in that file, unless they have a
> .xsession to change it.
>
> IIRC, when you install some of the various window managers the postinst
> script offers to "make this window manager the default" by placing it
> first in that file. i don't recall if WindowMaker is one of them or not.
> When updating an already installed wm the postinst scripts (usually)
> don't make the offer again, only when installing new.
Actually, the simplest method to start a particular window manager is to
name it in a command line, like
startx wmaker
the default debian /etc/X11/Xsession script checks this argument and, if
the file exists and executable, will launch it.
Sergey.
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