On 22/09/11 20:30, Perry Thompson wrote: > On 09/22/2011 04:03 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 21/09/11 22:58, rypervenche wrote: >>> I am having trouble getting Xfce to work with startx. I have followed >>> the instructions in the doc files for xfce4 and xfce4-session, but I am >>> still unable to mount drives, start mylogin keyring, and shutdown via >>> the GUI (shutdown and restart are grayed out). I even tried adding the >>> proper command to visudo, but no success. >>> >>> Things I have tried to solve this... >>> >>> 1. Creating ~/.xinitrc with "startxfce4",
>>> "exec startxfce4", and Only exec startxfce4 should be needed in ~/.xinintrc >>> something with ck-launch(er?) in it as well. I have tried adding >>> #!/bin/bash, #!/bin/sh to the beginning and making the file executable. >>> None of these have worked. >>> >>> 2. As per the doc file, it says not to use a .xinitrc file but a >>> .xsession file, so I have tried the same things with that still with no >>> success. >>> >>> 3. Adding my user to the list of sudoers to give myself the permissions >>> to shutdown and restart, but even that does not work. >>> >>> I am currently using lightdm, however I would like to be able to start >>> my computer straight from the command line if possible. That should be possible. What happens when you?:- $ startx >>> Is it possible >>> that because I am using Testing that I am missing some vital package(s) >>> for this to work properly? >>> >>> Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you. >>> >>> >> >> I'm assuming you have xdm installed:- >> $ dpkg --get-selections xdm >> >> If yes, what happens when you?:- >> # /etc/init.d/xdm start >> >> Also, what Debian release are you running? >> >> Cheers >> >> > No, I do not have xdm installed. I want to run my system without a DM. Then why install lightdm? NOTE: I'm not familiar with lightdm - only know it uses WebKit. What happens when you?:- # /etc/init.d/lightdm start > The xfce4 doc states to simple put "exec startxfce4" in ~/.xsession so > that consolekit and policykit will be called upon, however they do not > seem to be. Are they installed? > I was hoping to be able to get this to work without having > to make custom pkla files. > > I am using Debian Testing. > > Cheers -- "People say to me, "Bill, quit bringing up Kennedy, man. Let it go. It was a long time ago. Just forget about it." All right, then don't bring up Jesus to me. I mean, as long as we're talking shelf-life here. "You know, Bill, Jesus died for you …" Yeah, it was a long time ago. Forget about it. How about this: get Pilate to release the [beep]in' files. Quit washing your hands, Pilate, and release the files. Who else was on that grassy Golgotha that day? Oh yeah, the three Roman peasants in $100 sandals" — Bill Hicks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e7b21ef.3070...@gmail.com
