From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jul 28 22:19:57 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
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 53E4C37B401
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from cheshire.cat.pdx.edu (cheshire.cat.pdx.edu [131.252.214.57])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B449843F85
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:56 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from charlie@schluting.com)
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by cheshire.cat.pdx.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FDA0212F
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:54 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from  by localhost (amavisd-new, port ) id B0TIH7rJ
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:51 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by cheshire.cat.pdx.edu (Postfix, from userid 1001)
	id 9A1CB2129; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by cheshire.cat.pdx.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 469FF20FE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Charlie Schluting <charlie@schluting.com>
X-X-Sender: charlie@cheshire.cat.pdx.edu
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <20030729035503.6740.qmail@web10010.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20030728221541.Y8137@cheshire.cat.pdx.edu>
References: <20030729035503.6740.qmail@web10010.mail.yahoo.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at schluting.com
Subject: Re: booting in graphical mode in fluxbox
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 05:19:57 -0000

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, marlon corleone wrote:

> how do i boot graphically in fluxbox?
>
> im booting up fluxbox in startx method, if i want to
> boot it in graphical mode, should i COMMENT this
> entry:
>
> exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox in my .xinitrc  and put
> the entry in .xsession, is that all i have to do?

Just try it and find out!

But yes, you only need to put it in your .xinitrc. I don't even have a
.xsession.. so I'm not sure what its for.

I've never actually used exec to start a wm, just put:
fluxbox &
in .xinitrc, along with other things I want to start.

--Charlie