Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 11:31:36 +0100 (MEZ) From: "Hr.Ladavac" <lada@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at> To: shawn@computerstopusa.com (Shawn Ramsey) Cc: tphilips@cedar.netten.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do i change default widow manager? Message-ID: <199701101031.AA136672296@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970109173624.1280A-100000@luke.cpl.net> from "Shawn Ramsey" at Jan 9, 97 05:38:12 pm
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E-mail message from Shawn Ramsey contained: > > 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. > > > > thanks > > > > tracy > > 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. xinit uses .xinitrc in your home directory first, and the system-wide one only if the ~/.xinitrc does not exist. Therefore, copy the system xinitrc as ~/.xinitrc and edit to your taste. /Marino > > >
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