That's it! It works.... I created an .xinitrc file in my home directory and now type "xinit" to start X and go straight to the KDE desktop.
Thanks everyone for all your help! Mark -----Original Message----- From: Andy Bastien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: x-window-manager link If you create an .xinitrc and put the startkde command in that file, it should work. On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 10:29, Mark R. Millsap wrote: > > 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! > > =============================================== > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 02:05 PM > > To: Stefano Zacchiroli; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:37 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ# 33538863 > > Home Page: http://www.cs.unibo.it/~zacchiro > > Undergraduate student of Computer Science @ University of Bologna, Italy > > - Information wants to be Open - > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
