From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 20:09:04 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1B4ADD24 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2014 20:09:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qg0-x234.google.com (mail-qg0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c04::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C3CDAFC1 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2014 20:09:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id a108so8274360qge.11 for ; Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:09:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=VT02tVWV4RvYFJs1E2tIAAPy2bOac2ehKNeSQXOGJMc=; b=WrjYfGD1YTtn+2IHg9TsI9IJv89DDQRoOtpEKM9IR58Z1a4LaNmTnuALs8kgXVxdB2 BMQpLWYbFcXjdIjry2t+fxpiTqXwQl4HIOEopoYBm+g4JrGYy2dmYFBcZ9U+jAi397J/ PD/hBrmBXxMNJOiOez1qIFGBchwZONxBpeUbyimJ4bud6y6WM+qTlx9+Rt08zK6RHXkK ZAmYV3DiZrmrX0iA1bDK47SkDimymsEyPFB1UyWeTiyx3X2KzDZjkZvYVbXNEUNLZZI4 91rAiRxmO3iB0msFUoBAq7hs/jcZXQyDDgI52DmohwN93phQwPjENr1mcMxFO5XdnuDo hYiA== X-Received: by 10.140.104.169 with SMTP id a38mr88331996qgf.35.1417464542868; Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:09:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (99-97-90-67.lightspeed.tukrga.sbcglobal.net. [99.97.90.67]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id l11sm18290389qaj.23.2014.12.01.12.09.01 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:09:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <547CCADC.7000502@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:09:00 -0500 From: Paul Cartwright Reply-To: pbcartwright@gmail.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: $DISPLAY not set References: <547CB283.1030405@gmail.com> <44wq6bkyag.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <547CBDEF.70002@gmail.com> <44lhmrw418.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <44lhmrw418.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:09:04 -0000 On 12/01/2014 02:42 PM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > starting an X server (in all of the massive variety of way you can do > that) is pretty much *exactly* the same on Linux as on FreeBSD. right, configure X and run startx once I read the handbook, startx worked and I had a minimal Xwindows running. startkde still does work, no $DISPLAY >>> The "exec startkde" is supposed to go in your .xinitrc file, in which >>> case you would start X with the "startx" command. >> right, I understand the .xinitrc, but I wanted it to work first.. > You don't understand the .xinitrc, then. It isn't going to start an X > server for you -- it's supposed to be run *under* the X server. ooh, so I put exec startkde in .xinitrc then run startx.. now THAT worked! added the .xinitrc for startkde, then ran startx. I now have a KDE session! I really wanted MATE, but I'll work on that. I am getting closer! -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587