On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 06:35:44PM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote: > I have been using icewm for about 5 years, but I have been > having problems since I upgraded to sarge. So I decided > to try another window manager, but I can't figure out how > to get xwindows to use the new window manager. I have > searched google and debian user, tried 'update-alternatives > --config x-window-manager', editing symlinks, looking > though all of the config files in /etc/X11 and I just > can't figure out what is loading the window manager. > > I seems like I remember that years ago all you had to do > put the name of window manager at the top of some file, > but I can't find anything like that.
I put it in ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc - and at the bottom, not the top, although it may be the only line in the file. With a bit of luck, someone's going to explain the difference, and perhaps also whether and why you should use "exec" before it or put a '&' after it... ;) > > Can someone please help me? > > Larry > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
