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Could someone please explain something to me quickly:
I have X installed and operational on my Linux system, but I don't know =
how to start programs in X. When I type "X" or "startx" I get the server =
loaded, but obviously it's useless without any apps. I don't know how to =
get into an xterm, so I try running apps from the command line - but =
when I do this I get "cannot open display" errors. I know what I have to =
do is get them to open through the X server, but I'm not sure how. I =
read in the readme for Afterstep WM I could type:
echo "exec afterstep" > ~/.xinitrc
I tried it (not as root) and nothing much happened. No errors or =
anything, but also no window manager. My X server (alt-F7) remained =
blank. What exactly is "xinitrc"? What other ways are there of starting =
programs in/through X?
The only way I know of is starting kdm and choosing one of the window =
managers from there, but I want something more versatile (and less =
cumbersome) than kdm.
Thanks,
John C.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could someone please explain something =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have X installed and operational on =
my Linux=20
system, but I don't know how to start programs in X. When I type =
"X" or=20
"startx" I get the server loaded, but obviously it's useless =
without any=20
apps. I don't know how to get into an xterm, so I try running apps from =
the=20
command line - but when I do this I get "cannot open display" =
errors. I=20
know what I have to do is get them to open through the X server, but I'm =
not=20
sure how. I read in the readme for Afterstep WM I could =
type:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>echo "exec afterstep" > =
~/.xinitrc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I tried it (not as root) and nothing =
much happened.=20
No errors or anything, but also no window manager. My X server (alt-F7) =
remained=20
blank. What exactly is "xinitrc"? What other ways are there of starting =
programs=20
in/through X?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only way I know of is starting kdm =
and choosing=20
one of the window managers from there, but I want something more =
versatile (and=20
less cumbersome) than kdm.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John C.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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