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From: Prashant Dongre <pdongre@opentech.stpn.soft.net>
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flame@access.kuwait.net wrote:

> Hi,
>
> OS: FreeBSD 2.2.1
>
> According to man fvwm2 there should be /usr/bin/X11/fvwm/ directory
> where fvwm looks for .fvwm2c. Well, after i pkg_added fvwm2
> i couldn't find fvwm under bin. There is no X11 directory under bin
> either. pkg_info a  showed fvwm among the installed packages list.
> i downloaded a default .fvwmc from the web and placed it in my home
> directory hoping something will happen. i typed startx and the usual
> ugly winx window appeared. There was no sign of fvwm2 at all.
>
> I really need your help,
>
> thanks
>
>   ^
>  ^^
> ^^ ^
> ^ ^ ^
> Flame

Ohh.... you need to edit your .xinitrc and change the Window Manager from fvwm
to fvwm2.

unless you tell your X server about your window manager and editing .xinitrc
would take care of that.

Prashant.