* Ubuntu6226 <ubuntu6226@yahoo.com> [120419 13:51]: > Linux is not a mess, and packagers and maintainers ought to care about usesrs. > > .xinitrc is not read by xdm to start > .dmrc is not read by xdm to start .xinitrc is to be read when starting it via xinit. For starting things from a display manager, there is .xsession (or .Xsession), reading .xinitrc there would be a bug. Bernhard R. Link