Re: x-window-manager link
Andy,
I don't have/can't find a '.xinitrc' file. Nearest thing I can come up with
is .Xsession file, but putting 'startkde' as last line in there doesn't do it.
I would like to issue a 'startx' command at the command line and end up with
the KDE desktop loaded.
I can now get to the KDE desktop by issuing the 'xinit' command and then the
'startkde' command in the X login window. Trouble there is if I try to close
the X login window, X stops and I'm back at the command line.
Close..... I feel I'm close, but just not quite there. Must be something
simple!
Thanks for your help!
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On Tuesday 09 October 2001 17:54, Andy Bastien wrote:
The script that start KDE is /usr/bin/startkde. All that should be
necessary is to put that as the last line in your .xinitrc
On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 17:25, Glen S Mehn wrote:
> KDE isn't a window manager, it's a desktop environment.
>
> try 'apt-get install kdm', and start it from kdm.
>
> (disclaimer-- I use gnome, not kde, but I know that you need a window
> manager underlying kde/gnome)
>
> glen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark R. Millsap [mailto:mark@uotta.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 02:05 PM
> To: Stefano Zacchiroli; debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: x-window-manager link
>
>
>
> Ohh... bummer.
>
> Here is what I get when I tried the command you suggested:
>
> There is only 1 program which provides x-window-manager
> (/usr/bin/X11/twm). Nothing to configure.
>
> Now what????
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefano Zacchiroli [mailto:zack@debian.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:37 AM
> To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: x-window-manager link
>
> On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 10:33:39AM -0400, Mark R. Millsap wrote:
> > In the /usr/bin/x-window-manager is a link pointing to
> > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager file, which in turn is a link to
> > /usr/bin/X11/twm.
> >
> > I would like to be able to start the KDE desktop from the command line
>
> with
>
> > the 'startx' command.
>
> update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
>
> and choose the window manager you prefer.
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Stefano "Zack" Zacchiroli <zack@cs.unibo.it> ICQ# 33538863
> Home Page: http://www.cs.unibo.it/~zacchiro
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