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Date:      Fri, 10 Jan 1997 13:05:39 +1100
From:      davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent)
To:        shawn@computerstopusa.com (Shawn Ramsey)
Cc:        tphilips@cedar.netten.net ("Tracy E. Phillips"), freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do i change default widow manager?
Message-ID:  <Mutt.19970110130539.davidn@labs.blaze.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970109173624.1280A-100000@luke.cpl.net>; from Shawn Ramsey on Jan 9, 1997 17:38:12 -0800
References:  <32D592FA.53E6@cedar.netten.net> <Pine.BSF.3.95.970109173624.1280A-100000@luke.cpl.net>

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Shawn Ramsey writes:
> > How do i change the default window manager when X starts up?
> > What are the config files that i need to edit?
> > i would like afterstep to start when i do startx.
> 
> You have to change xinitrc in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit
> 
> Just find where it loads the Window manager and change it to the one you
> want.
> 
> This is a system wide change, there is probably a way to change it on a
> per-user basis, but I don't know how.


cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc

Edit ~/.xinitrc to your heart's content.  :)


Regards,

David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
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