i believe .xinitrc is used when you dont use xdm, and the other is for if you do, but i'm not really sure. i use .xinitrc to start my window manager when i do startx.
cheers. -------------------------------------------------------- add|t|on, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://e0i-cyberpimps.virtualave.net help, I got sucked into /dev/null -------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian-user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 10:42 PM Subject: Re: Display issues > > On 13-May-99 Brant Wells wrote: > > Howdy :) > > > > > > You need to start up a xterm session after you run startx. Do this by > > going into > > your $HOME/.xinitrc file and add a line in there somewhere before your > > window manager > > (usually the last line) to the effect of > > > > xterm& > > > > and then try to run those programs after you get into X. > > > > I am a little confused by this. I was using an .xinitrc but changed to an > .xsession after I had some problems and I found something in the Debian > Tutorial which only mentioned .xsession. Does it matter which is used, > .xinitrc or .xsession ? > > -- > Andrew > > [PGP5.0 Key ID 0x5EE61C37] > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
