From owner-freebsd-questions Sat May 16 06:28:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA14294 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 16 May 1998 06:28:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA (harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA [132.204.2.102]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA14277 for ; Sat, 16 May 1998 06:28:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA) Received: from epsom.jsp.umontreal.ca (epsom.JSP.UMontreal.CA [132.204.45.25]) by harfang.CC.UMontreal.CA (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA07359; Sat, 16 May 1998 09:28:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from outpost.nada.org (derby.jsp.umontreal.ca [132.204.46.26]) by epsom.jsp.umontreal.ca via SMTP (951211.SGI.8.6.12.PATCH1502/JSP1789) id JAA26921; Sat, 16 May 1998 09:28:09 -0400 Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 09:28:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey X-Sender: beaupran@outpost.nada.org To: Michael Rice cc: FreeBSD Questions List Subject: Re: XFree86 Window Managers In-Reply-To: <001101bd808b$d5156300$6e00cbc0@rice-home> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 15 May 1998, Michael Rice wrote: > First off, let me say that from what I have seen I think FBSD is a _great_ > product. I just installed it for the first time from my Walnut Creek CDs > and was as smooth as silk. I would also like to thank the FBSD folks for > being so active and responsive to the questions in this list. Thanks a lot! It's good to hear! > I installed the XFree86 server and I have it configured and running fine. > It's running the "TWM" window manager. I would like to try a couple of the > other window managers that come with the system. Specifically, I would like > to try the MWM and the FVWM. What do I have to do to start these window > managers instead of the TWM. If you have installed these packages (mwm and fvwm), you're supposed to have the executables in your /usr/X11R6/bin/ directory. Depending on how you start X, (via xinit or startx or xdm) you got to: if you startX or xinit: edit a file called ~/.xinitrc (in your home) with the lines: -------------------------- #! /bin/sh #or whatever... exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm -------------------------- or else (you start with xdm) edit a ~/.xsession file -------------------------- #! /bin/sh (not sure of this one...) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm ------------------------- I'm not sure about this so check the X manpage... > I checked the handbook and the XFree86 docs, but I couldn't find any info. > > BTW, does anyone know what the "T" in "TWM" stands for? "Tiny", maybe? ;) > Thanks. You're welcome! Spidey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | A: uuuh, no, I won't give up meat. | | Q: Even if thirty thousand people a year are dying of hunger or of | hunger-related deases? | | A: No, I still won't give up meat. | | | "While people would starve elsewhere, 9/10 of the grain of the United | States is fed to animals, so we can eat meat. The result, is that we | feed pigs, better than many third world countries, feed people." | | Crass, 1982. | I promote vegetarism as a politcal statement against poverty and hunger, | would you dare to do so??? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message