Re: X question, startup
On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 06:59:41AM +0000, Alexander Koch wrote:
> b) with gdm it will start, but with no borders around the
> windows, it just won't work out.
It seems that you didn't have a window manager running.
> What is the right thing to do with gdm, do I need .xinitrc
> or .xsession or both?
I have
gnome-session
in ~/.xsession
> I would like to have ssh-agent running for real, wmaker and
> gnome-session. What do I have to put there and in what
> order? wmaker's README.Debian says I should only exec
> /usr/bin/X11/wmaker, the gnome-session README.Debian says I
> should only amp out wmaker and then exec gnome-session.
You can try xinit, and then when the xterm pops up:
wmaker &
panel &
Then you can set the default window manager to wmaker using the Control
Center.
> Argh? It has been tough enough to even start using X at
> all, the console just worked...
Imagine a time where you can tell your friends about "setting up X", or
help one of them to doing the same. Or just _telling_ stuff in this
list...
Oki
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