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Subject: Re: How do i change default widow manager?
To: shawn@computerstopusa.com (Shawn Ramsey)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 11:31:36 +0100 (MEZ)
Cc: tphilips@cedar.netten.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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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