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From: Pete C <pete@thechristies.net>
To: "Mayo, Richard A RDECOM CERDEC STCD SRI" <Richard.Mayo@us.army.mil>
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Subject: Re: Beginner Questions
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Quoting "Mayo, Richard A RDECOM CERDEC STCD SRI" <Richard.Mayo@us.army.mil>:

> I'm setting up a FreeBSD box for the first time, so naturally I have  
>  a bunch of questions.  I'm sure these are addressed on the web   
> somewhere, but I'm not having any luck finding anything so here goes:
>
> What file controls the way Xwindows sets up after I log on?  I got   
> the graphical login screen, but now I want to start Xwindows with   
> kde rather than twm.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Mayo
>

depends on which X your using, have a look at (and bookmark)

The FreeBSD handbook  
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/

Chapter 5 The X Window System  
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html

Pete C

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