On approximately Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 09:25:00AM -0700, Dale Morris wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting startx to read my .xinitrc or .xsession
> file. I downloaded gdm but then removed it with the --purge option,
> but still I can't get startx to read the init file. The way I have to
> start the window manager is startx /usr/bin/X11/fvwm & then manually
> change background and add apps such as xscreensaver, xbiff, etc.
>
> When I check the file /etc/X11/Xsession it seems properly configured
> to allow .xsession in my home directory.
> any ideas?
As far as I know there is no /etc/X11/XSession file. Try /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
file. You can just put ~/.xsession at the end of this file and then the
.xsession file in your home directory will be read. This is the method I use.
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