Re: Debian SID & Configuring X

[Michael Madden <madden@maddentechnologies.com>]

Thanks!  That is exactly what I wanted to do.  It works like a charm.

Thanks again,
Mike

On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 09:58:31AM +0100, Patrick Kirk wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 04:03:51PM -0600, Michael Madden wrote:
> >How do I tell gdm or xdm to start WindowMaker instead of the default GNOME? 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In the top left corner of the GDM screen you see a menu that allows you to choose a Debian session, a Gnome session, X session etc.  Chose Debian session.  Now login.  It will ask if you want Debian session to be the norm.  Say yes.
> 
> Now create a .xsession file with 2 words: exec wmaker
> 
> Logout, login and you'll be in Windowmaker.
> 
> As a tip, if you have a windows key, you can map it here to F13.  Also, if there are partitions you want to mount or remote smbmounts that its a hassle to manually mount, .xsession is a good place to put the commands.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
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