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Date:      Fri, 4 Sep 2015 20:02:03 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Fredrik <starkbeats@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Gettin xfce4 up and running
Message-ID:  <20150904200203.34b1eb68.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <39F1FBEE-EDA8-499A-99D2-BB8548A890B3@gmail.com>
References:  <39F1FBEE-EDA8-499A-99D2-BB8548A890B3@gmail.com>

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On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 19:42:20 +0200, Fredrik wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to get xfce4 to work after reading the instructions [1].
> I have tried the packet, then install from source but both methods
> leave me without a startx or startxfce4 command. I have no idea what
> do to next, hopefully someone can help me.
> 
> [1] https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html

The "startx" command is provided by X, and "startxfce4" originates
from Xfce. You need to create .xinitrc (or .xsession) with the
"exec startxfce4" command, then

	% startx

will start X and run Xfce. YOu can see this in 5.7.3.



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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