On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 04:16:45PM +0000, David Wright wrote: > > /etc/X11/window-managers takes precedence because it comes first in > /etc/X11/Xsession which contains: > (refers to ~/.xsession which I hid) > / > vvvvvvvv > if [ -e $startup ] && grep -qs ^allow-user-xsession $optionfile; then > if [ -x $startup ]; then > realstartup=$startup > else > realstartup="sh $startup" > fi > elif [ -e /etc/X11/window-managers ]; then > for i in `sed 's/#.*//' /etc/X11/window-managers`; do > if [ -x $i ]; then > realstartup=$i > break > fi > done > elif [ -x /usr/bin/x-window-manager ]; then > realstartup=x-window-manager > fi > > The file is created thusly: > /var/lib/dpkg/info/xfree86-common.postinst: > # create /etc/X11/window-managers if it does not exist; ... > this is NOT a conffile > Its existence prevents the x-window-manager alternatives method > (I also have those links) from coming into action.
This is no longer true; Xsession no longer checks /etc/X11/window-managers at all. You've either not updated xfree86-common to the latest version, or didn't overwrite /etc/X11/Xsession when you did. I believe this change occurred in 3.3.6-4, but i could be mistaken. -- finger for GPG public key.
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