On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:21:35 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kernel 2.6.17 and Etch are installed here > and startx invokes xfce, all OK. > > But how does startx find xfce rather than > xpdf or another X client? man startx > remarks that it looks for ".xinitrc in the > user's home directory. If that is not > found, it uses the file xinitrc in the > xinit library directory." > > There is no .xinitrc. > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc merely invokes > /etc/X11/xsession and this contains no > reference to xfce. > > Thanks, ... Peter E. > > > Desktops.OpenDoc http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ > >
Xsession starts x-session-manager if it exists. Failing that, it starts x-window-manager. In your system x-session-manager is linked (via the alternatives system) to Xfce. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
