Re: Gnome desktop
You shoud really just edit the .xsession file in your user directory,
/home/username/.xsession
You do not need to include a command to run the window manager (fvwm2), gnome-session
will do that for you.
Check that you dont have a .xinitrc file in your home directory as this will override
the .xsession file and cause it not to be looked at.
Johnny.
Sandy Shapiro wrote:
> I think I am already doing that, althought I may not have done it
> correctly. I edited "Xsession" and added the lines:
>
> fvwm2 &
> exec /usr/bin/gnome-session
>
> I also tried adding the line:
>
> gmc &
>
> but that didn't make any difference.
>
> Did I leave something out, or do I need to do this differently?
>
> Thanks,
> Sandy
>
> >Alternitvely, you could use gnome-session which will run gmc and the
> >gnome panel (an anything from previous sessions) for you. Create a
> >.xinitrc file in your users home directory and include the following
> >line:
>
> >gnome-session
>
> >Hope this helps.
> >Johnny.
>
> >Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:
>
> >> >>>>> "Sandy" == Sandy Shapiro <sshapiro@ucsd.edu> writes:
> >>
> >> > I installed Debian (slink) and the X Window system. My "manual"
> >> > that came with the CD, "Learning Debian Gnu/Linux" has a section
> >> > on using GNOME.
> >>
> >> > Most of the things they refer to are there, but two are missing:
> >> > home directory icon and File Manager. I suspect they didn't get
> >> > installed. I used dselect to check the CD Rom, but I can't find
> >> > any Gnome related files that are uninstalled.
> >>
> >> > Are they listed under another name? Is there some other way to
> >> > complete the installation? I kind of enjoy using Gnome, and I
> >> > would like to find and install the rest of it.
> >>
> >> They are both the same think. You need the gmc package, and just run
> >> gmc when you are in X windows.
> >>
> >> Marshal
> >>
> >> > Thanks,
> >>
> >> > Sandy Shapiro
> >>
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