> Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm?
you don't really have a choice ... startx (and xinit) use .xinitrc, and xdm uses .xsession. One simple trick is to make one of those files and make the other a symlink to it. Will -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ | | PGP Public Key: http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/index.html#pgpkey | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | And if you on tight to what you think is your thing | | you may find you're missing all the rest ... | | - Dave Matthews, "Best of What's Around" | --------------------------------------------------------------------------