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Re: .Xresources not loading on start



On Mon 17 Mar 2014 at 04:22:12 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote:

> Running startx logged me in to xfce, I opened up a xterm and the
> background was red.

Fine; the recommended line works.

> Next I enabled lightdm: #update-rc.d lightdm enable
> Rebooted and from lightdm logged in to i3.
> Opened up an xterm and the background was red.

We seem to be able to rule out lightdm as the problem.

> Now I used my original .Xresources and reboot. Again same error!
> 'xrdb -merge .Xresources' and 'xrdb -overide .Xresources' will not work

The '-query' option to xrdb is useful. Interesting you used your original
.Xresources rather than one modified in the light of your experience. :)

Try
   xterm*foreground:#fd971f
   xterm*background:#82b414


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