From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 22 10:30:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7239116A4CE for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:30:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAF6143D2D for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:30:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i1MIUquV002985 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:30:52 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i1MIUquW002984; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:30:52 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:30:52 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Chris Message-ID: <20040222183052.GC2372@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Chris , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4038CEEE.3090000@icare.com.hk> <20040222113315.5d757673.mj001@rogers.com> <200402221107.52741.racerx@makeworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="R+My9LyyhiUvIEro" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200402221107.52741.racerx@makeworld.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fail to start KDE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:30:57 -0000 --R+My9LyyhiUvIEro Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 11:07:52AM -0600, Chris wrote: > On Sunday 22 February 2004 10:33 am, Mike Jeays wrote: > > On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:46:54 +0800 >=20 > > > > Create a file .xinitrc in the home directory, containing the single > > line 'startkde &' (without the quotes). Then try startx again. >=20 >=20 > Kindly explain the difference between between the following in your .xini= trc=20 > file. >=20 > exec startkde > startkde & >=20 'exec startkde' replaces the .xinitrc process with the startkde process. 'startkde &' starts up a separate startkde process in the background and then continues executing the .xinitrc process. That may or may not be a good thing -- if the .xinitrc process exits (or the stardkde process that it morphs into in the first instance) then your session will be deemed to have ended and you'll be dumped back at the shell prompt. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --R+My9LyyhiUvIEro Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAOPVcdtESqEQa7a0RAvugAKCEVq9HBAMF18pV0IY20LeKuRzB7ACfRt6l OrT0a1ByPWEeRIIg4SOb7Z8= =FxAN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --R+My9LyyhiUvIEro--