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Re: guidance for making a .Xresources file.



Chris Jones wrote:
> That's odd.. the vnc4server script on ‘lenny’ from the vnc4server
> package tests the existence of the file:
> 
>   [ -r ~/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge ...

The vncserver uses the alternatives.  It could be one of several
different servers.  From my machine:

  $ update-alternatives --display vncserver
  vncserver - auto mode
    link currently points to /usr/bin/tightvncserver
  /usr/bin/tightvncserver - priority 70
    slave vncconnect: /usr/bin/tightvncconnect
    slave vncconnect.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/tightvncconnect.1.gz
    slave vncserver.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/tightvncserver.1.gz
  Current 'best' version is '/usr/bin/tightvncserver'.

The tightvncserver package says:

  Creating default startup script /home/bob/.vnc/xstartup

And that file is:

  #!/bin/sh

  xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
  xsetroot -solid grey
  #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
  #x-window-manager &
  # Fix to make GNOME work
  export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
  /etc/X11/Xsession

But undoubtedly other vnc servers create different files there. :-)

Bob

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