On Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:20:01 +0200, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>On Tue 05 Apr 2022 at 14:23:48 -0400, Noah Sombrero wrote: > >> On Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:10:01 +0200, Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> >> wrote: >> > >> >I think Arch uses it, and they have an extremely good wiki. Sometimes, >> >searching Google for the answer to a Debian question will turn up a >> >link to the Arch wiki. And pretty often, an answer that works in Arch >> >will also work in Debian. But not always. >> > >> >It's also possible that they turned up an answer involving ~/.xprofile >> >from some random web forum where GNOME users happened to be conversing, >> >if what you say is correct. GNOME is rapidly becoming its own separate >> >sub-operating-system, where nothing works quite the same way as it does >> >on regular Linux-based systems. Recognizing that the answer you're >> >reading only applies to GNOME requires a fair amount of experience. >> >> And often online advice is at least 5 years old, usually more. Time >> enough in the world of debian for things change, change back, invert >> and circle for a landing. I am adventurous to simply try things. >> Eventually, usually, something works. > >You are living in cloud-cuckoo land. Debian X does not use ~/.xprofile. >Got it? Actually it was from a ubuntu support site 7 years ago, and knowing that ubuntu is derived from debian, it was worth a shot. >The Debian X setup has not changed significantly in the past twenty >years. Fit that into your world view! um hum. Regardless, I did find a way. -- Noah Sombrero
