Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:06:46 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sorry for the idiot question, but.... Message-ID: <20050810200646.GC92722@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20050810120443.GC24468@beatrix.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <20050810062920.GA88239@thought.org> <20050810070720.GN70957@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20050810120443.GC24468@beatrix.daedalusnetworks.priv>
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 03:04:43PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-08-10 09:07, Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> wrote: > > There is a way to start gnome using the 'startx' method but I don't > > know it. > > 1. Copy over /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc to ~/.xinitrc and make > sure it's executable by at least you, the owner of the file. > > 2. Replace the final commands (that spawn "a few useful programs") with: > > exec gnome-session > > 3. Done > I should've read all responces evidently! Giorgos, can I (dare I, can/should I) put my miscellanous commands into .xinitrc, or are these simply ignored by the parser? Also: can I use .xsession instead of .xinitrc? --I have several non-Gnome apps placed at various X+Y locations... great tips! gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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