Package: fvwm2 Version: 2.1.10-1 looks like fvwm2 is looking for config files in the wrong place. this is from the .xsession-errors:
Agent pid 1217 [FVWM][Read]: <<ERROR>> file '.fvwm2rc' not found in $HOME or /etc [FVWM][Read]: trying to read system rc file [FVWM][Read]: <<ERROR>> file 'system.fvwm2rc' not found in $HOME or /etc in debian, the config files are in /etc/X11/fvwm2 not /etc --alex-- -- System Information Debian Release: 2.1 Kernel Version: Linux prospero 2.2.1 #9 Tue Feb 2 14:30:18 PST 1999 i686 unknown Versions of the packages fvwm2 depends on: ii libc6 2.0.7.19981211 GNU Libc: shared libraries ii xlib6g 3.3.2.3a-9 shared libraries required by X clients ii xpm4g 3.4j-0.6 X Pixmap libraries (for libc6) - runtime --- Begin /etc/X11/fvwm2/system.fvwm2rc (modified conffile) # # # # # # # # # Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/pre.hook Read .fvwm2/pre.hook # # # # # DeskTopSize 3x3 # # EdgeScroll 100 100 # # EdgeResistance 10000 0 # # # # # DestroyDecor default-decor AddToDecor default-decor + HilightColor black gray57 + WindowFont -adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal-*-14-* + IconFont -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-14-* # # Style "default-style" UseDecor default-decor, Color black/lightgrey Style "*" UseStyle default-style Style "*" BorderWidth 6 Style "*" HandleWidth 6 Style "*" MWMFunctions Style "*" HintOverride Style "*" MWMBorders Style "*" MWMDecor Style "*" SmartPlacement Style "*" RandomPlacement Style "*" IconBox 0 0 50 -1 Style "*" NoPPosition Style "*" ClickToFocus Style "Fvwm*" NoTitle Style "Fvwm*" WindowListSkip Style "Fvwm*" CirculateSkip Style "FvwmButtons" Sticky Style "FvwmIconMan" Sticky Style "FvwmPager" Sticky, StaysOnTop, Handles, HandleWidth 5 Style "FvwmIdent" Title Style "FvwmIdent" WindowListHit Style "FvwmIdent" CirculateHit Style "wmbattery" NoTitle, NoHandles, Sticky, WindowListSkip Style "emacs" Icon gnu-animal.xpm Style "xterm" Icon xterm-linux.xpm Style "ghostview" Icon gv.xpm Style "Gnuplot" Icon graphs.xpm Style "xcalc" Icon xcalc.xpm Style "xbiff" Icon mail1.xpm Style "xman" Icon xman.xpm Style "xmag" Icon mag_glass.xpm Style "Mosaic" Icon Mosaic.xpm Style "xpaint" Icon xpaint.xpm Style "Manual Page" Icon xman.xpm Style "xedit" Icon textedit.xpm Style "*" Icon default.xbm # # # # # DestroyMenu InitFunction AddToFunc InitFunction + "I" Exec setup-background Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/init.hook Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/init-restart.hook Read .fvwm2/init.hook Read .fvwm2/init-restart.hook DestroyMenu RestartFunction AddToFunc RestartFunction Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/restart.hook Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/init-restart.hook Read .fvwm2/restart.hook Read .fvwm2/init-restart.hook AddToFunc "Move-or-Raise" "M" Move + "M" Raise + "C" Raise + "D" Maximize 0 100 AddToFunc "Move-or-Lower" "M" Move + "M" Lower + "C" Lower + "D" RaiseLower AddToFunc "Move-or-Iconify" "M" Move + "C" Iconify AddToFunc "Resize-or-Raise" "M" Resize + "M" Raise + "C" Raise + "D" RaiseLower # # # # # MenuStyle black grey white -adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal-*-14-* mwm # # AddToMenu /Debian + "Main Menu" Title Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/main-menu-pre.hook Read .fvwm2/main-menu-pre.hook Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/menudefs.hook Read .fvwm2/menudefs.hook Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/main-menu.hook Read .fvwm2/main-menu.hook AddToMenu /Debian + "" Nop + "Exit Fvwm" Popup Quit-Verify # # AddToMenu Window-Ops "" + "Size (Alt-F8)" Function Resize-or-Raise + "Minimize (Alt-F9)" Iconify + "Maximize (Alt-F10)" Maximize + "Raise (Alt-F1)" Raise + "Lower (Alt-F3)" Lower + "" Nop + "Close" Destroy + "Exit" Delete AddToMenu Window-Ops2 + "&Move Alt+F7" Function Move-or-Raise + "&Size Alt+F8" Function Resize-or-Raise + "Mi&nimize Alt+F9" Iconify + "Ma&ximize Alt+F10" Maximize + "R&aise Alt+F1" Raise + "&Lower Alt+F3" Lower + "" Nop + "&Close" Delete + "&Exit" Close # # DestroyMenu Quit-Verify AddToMenu Quit-Verify + "Restart Fvwm" Restart fvwm2 + "" Nop + "Really quit" Quit # AddToFunc window_ops_func "C" PopUp Window-Ops2 + "M" PopUp Window-Ops2 + "D" Delete # # # # # Mouse 1 R A Menu /Debian Nop Mouse 2 R A Menu Window-Ops Nop Mouse 3 R A WindowList # # Mouse 1 TS A Function "Move-or-Raise" Mouse 1 F A Function "Resize-or-Raise" Mouse 1 I A Function "Move-or-Iconify" Mouse 3 I A Iconify Mouse 3 TSIF A RaiseLower Mouse 3 W M RaiseLower # # Mouse 0 I A move-or-winmenu-or-deiconify # # Mouse 0 1 A Function "window_ops_func" Mouse 0 2 A Maximize Mouse 0 4 A Iconify Mouse 1 F A Function "Resize-or-Raise" Mouse 1 TS A Function "Move-or-Raise" Mouse 1 I A Function "Move-or-Iconify" Mouse 2 I A Iconify Mouse 2 FST A Function "window_ops_func" Mouse 3 TSIF A RaiseLower Mouse 3 W M RaiseLower # # # Key Tab A M Next [CurrentPage !iconic] focus-and-raise Key Tab A MS Prev [CurrentPage !iconic] focus-and-raise Key Tab A CM Next [CurrentPage] deiconify-and-focus Key Tab A CMS Prev [CurrentPage] deiconify-and-focus Key Left A M Scroll -100 0 Key Up A M Scroll +0 -100 Key Right A M Scroll +100 +0 Key Down A M Scroll +0 +100 Key F1 A M Popup Window-Ops Key F2 A M Popup /Debian Key F3 A M Lower Key F4 A M WindowList Key F5 A M CirculateUp Key F6 A M CirculateDown Key F7 A M Move Key F8 A M Resize Key F9 A M Iconify Key F10 A M Maximize # # # # # DestroyFunc move-or-winmenu-or-deiconify AddToFunc move-or-winmenu-or-deiconify + "M" Move + "C" Popup Window-Ops + "D" Iconify DestroyFunc deiconify-and-focus AddToFunc deiconify-and-focus "I" Iconify -1 + "I" Focus DestroyFunc deiconify-and-raise AddToFunc deiconify-and-raise "I" Iconify -1 + "I" Raise DestroyFunc focus-and-raise AddToFunc focus-and-raise "I" Focus + "I" Raise DestroyFunc move-or-raiselower AddToFunc move-or-raiselower + "M" Move + "C" RaiseLower DestroyFunc move-and-raise-or-raiselower AddToFunc move-and-raise-or-raiselower + "M" Move + "M" Raise + "C" RaiseLower DestroyFunc move-or-raiselower-or-maximize-vertical AddToFunc move-or-raiselower-or-maximize-vertical + "M" Move + "C" RaiseLower + "D" Maximize 0 100 DestroyFunc resize-or-raiselower AddToFunc resize-or-raiselower + "M" Resize + "C" RaiseLower # # *DebianFvwmButtonsFore White *DebianFvwmButtonsBack DarkSlateGrey *DebianFvwmButtonsGeometry 430x100-0-0 *DebianFvwmButtonsRows 1 *DebianFvwmButtons(Title Help, Icon xman.xpm, Action 'Exec "Xman" xman &') *DebianFvwmButtons(Title xterm, Icon xterm.xpm, Action 'Exec "XTerm" xterm &') *DebianFvwmButtons(Title emacs, Icon gnu-animal.xpm, Action 'Exec "Emacs" emacs &') *DebianFvwmButtons(2x1, Swallow(UseOld,NoKill) "FvwmPager") # # *FvwmPagerBack SlateGrey *FvwmPagerFore Black *FvwmPagerFont none *FvwmPagerHilight SlateBlue4 *FvwmPagerGeometry -1-1 *FvwmPagerSmallFont -*-times-medium-r-*-*-*-80-*-*-*-*-*-* *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale 32 # # # Read /etc/X11/fvwm2/post.hook Read .fvwm2/post.hook Module FvwmPager 0 0 --- End /etc/X11/fvwm2/system.fvwm2rc
