From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 4 21:29:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA19138 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 May 1998 21:29:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from jason01.u.washington.edu (root@jason01.u.washington.edu [140.142.70.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA19092 for ; Mon, 4 May 1998 21:29:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jcwells@u.washington.edu) Received: from saul3.u.washington.edu (root@saul3.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.1]) by jason01.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id VAA10160; Mon, 4 May 1998 21:29:23 -0700 Received: from s8-37-26.student.washington.edu (S8-37-26.student.washington.edu [128.208.37.26]) by saul3.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id VAA11300; Mon, 4 May 1998 21:29:21 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 21:27:55 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" X-Sender: jason@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu To: "Hector A. Dominguez" cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: Re: X-Windows In-Reply-To: <01BD7787.7A3313E0@hector> 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 Mon, 4 May 1998, Hector A. Dominguez wrote: >I have FreeBSD 2.2.2. and just finished setting up the x-server via >XF86Setup. Now, after running "startx" I do get the window framework and >a clock on the screen, but I am sure I am missing more x-utilities to be >displayed..... How can I link other x-utilities to the window framework >(i.e load automatically after launching "startx"? I read about running >the "xdm" before launching "startx", but still makes no difference on the >screen output... To start up things like 'xterm' when starting X using 'startx' you should place a file in your home directory named '.xinitrc' this files should include commands for the various apps you want to run. See: man X, specifically the section on using 'startx' and 'xdm' man xdm man startx Also, there is a configuration file for your window manager. For example, if your window manager is 'twm' then look for '.twmrc' in your home directory. This controls some of the behavior of your X desktop. Also, try right clicking your mouse. Some window managers provide a drop down menu by which you can start apps. Thank you, | Try some of this. It will show you where you're at. Jason Wells | http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message