> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Thistlethwaite [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 1998 12:23 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: X11 S3 installation
>
> > ... the docs you will need for x are in /usr/doc/x11...
>
> I was not able to find the exact docs you were talking about, but I
> did
> find the program that creates XF86Config and X11 seems to work
> somewhat... Boy that script asked me some questions I had to dig
> pretty
> deep to figure out!
>
[Vladislav Papayan x285]
When I configured my no-name S3Virge card I used XF86Setup
program that is
now standard for XFree86. This is a graphical application that
starts up
assuming that you have a video card that is a lowest common
denominator
for all the video cards -- then lets you pick you video an
monitor -- then
it generates /etc/X11/XF86Setup file on exit.
> > ... I like fvwm95 to be the manager of choice...
>
> I downloaded and installed fvwm95 and installed it using dserver. It
> did not change the appearance of the window manager very much. I did
> find a INSTALL readme file that talked about copying files to a source
> directory and compiling them... Is this required, or was that
> something
> left over from a generic unix/linux install distribution? Can you
> point
> me in the direction of where I need to look to get the fvwm95 working?
>
> What WM is the easiest to install / configure?
>
[Vladislav Papayan x285]
KDM (in my opinion)
However, what made me use fvwm2 is the fact that I like a
program
called XFCE that works great with fvwm2 -- this is basically
like
a tool bar that alows you to create buttons for you favorit
applications
without modifying any configuration files -- just a very user
friendly
way to use X11 system. By the way, to install XFCE -- I
downloaded
the rpm file (for glibc -- because I use the latest glibc) then
used alien package to convert it to debian package and than just
installed it with dpkg -i .
> My X11 wm currently creates an xterm when it starts. Once placed on
> the
> screen, it does not let me resize or move it. Is this normal?
[Vladislav Papayan x285] I
I think this is a default for most of the fvwm configuration
file
> What is the proper way to shutdown the X11 system when I want to work
> on
> my system from the console? I have been changing the init level to
> "1"
> to get out of X11, but there must be a better way then this!
[Vladislav Papayan x285]
Most of the time I do not shutdown X11 when I want to work on
from
console. I just do CTRL+F1 or CTRL+F2 or CTR+F.. (just not F7)
to switch to console mode (I just learned 3 month ago -- and it
is better
then shutting down X11 every time). Changing init level to 1 I
think does
more than you want because it is probably (I am guessing here)
switches
you to single user mode.
> Thanks!
>
> Doug
>
>
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