Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 06:25:42PM -0700, Terrence Branscombe wrote: > > Kinda new to Debian, and Linux, so forgive me if this has been > > covered to death already, but the docs suggest that users can > > customize an X session simply by placing the '.xsession' file into > > their home directory. This is not working for me; adding > > an .xsession file to my home directory simply causes the XDM login > > widget to disappear, then reappear. > > > > I made the .xsession file readable and executable to the group and > > other users, and tried the simplest of contents: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > xterm & > > > > The problem is I think because you're running xterm in the background, > causing the .xsession file to exit (It has nothing to run). Try taking > the ampersand off of the xterm line, or maybe try running a window > manager? > > exec /usr/bin/fluxbox And it might also be that .xsession is ignored if you run *dm. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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