On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 10:31:40PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >> startx uses ~/.xinitrc to start up the X session. In case it doesn't >> exist, then debian has some default stuff that starts whatever the >> default window manager is. Look at `update-alternatives --config >> x-window-manager` to set a different window manager as the default. >> Or, write your own .xinitrc (this is what I do) to start up a session >> the way you want the simplest is to use a one line .xinitrc with >> >> exec /usr/bin/startkde >> >> >> > I just put the bare "startkde" in my ~/.xinitrc. Of course, the method I > use assumes I'm not doing other things in that file (which I'm not, other > than switching between WMs via commented-out lines, as below). > > My ~.xinitrc file looks something like this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk> cat .xinitrc > #icewm > #xterm > #wmaker > startkde > #xfce > #gnome-session
I always stick a x-terminal-emulator at the end of that file so that if the WM bombs for some reason, I'll get an xterm and at least know that X is working... also, I use `exec /path/to/WM` so that when the WM does work, it will replace the current process so that upon exiting that xterm won't be and keep the X session up. I think that's how it works A
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