Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Sam Watkins
On Dec 26 2004, Sam Watkins wrote: > I do it the second way (more or less). If you start X with "startx" you > need to call the script ~/.xinitrc, if you use a display manager (gdm, > xdm or kdm) you need to call it ~/.xsession On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 11:09:27PM -0200, Rog?rio Brito wrote: > I us

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Rogério Brito
On Dec 26 2004, Sam Watkins wrote: > I do it the second way (more or less). If you start X with "startx" you > need to call the script ~/.xinitrc, if you use a display manager (gdm, > xdm or kdm) you need to call it ~/.xsession I usually start X with "startx" (I don't like to use display managers

Re: Fwd: Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Michael Marsh
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 14:33:41 -0800, cfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I started over with Sarge this morning a bit more slowly. As I get > things > setup one at a time, I see some missing packages. > > At this time, I am setting up kdevelop. The first thing that happens > is that

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Michael Marsh
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 14:23:36 -0800 (PST), alireza faryar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There must be something with my X setup! I can not > find xrdb, xstart, xinit, etc. > > /usr/bin/X11 in my PATH, points to ../X11R6/bin, which > does not seem to be there. Any idea? Is x-window-system-core insta

Re: Fwd: Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread cfk
Gentlemen: I started over with Sarge this morning a bit more slowly. As I get things setup one at a time, I see some missing packages. At this time, I am setting up kdevelop. The first thing that happens is that the terminal displays a myriad of nags aobut missing icon

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread alireza faryar
:41 +0100 > From: Dani Belz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Startinf fvwm > > On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:57:55 -0800 (PST) > alireza faryar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am trying to run it from the console. Wi

Re: Fwd: Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Dani Belz
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:57:55 -0800 (PST) alireza faryar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to run it from the console. Will > appreciate info on how to get fvwm up and running. > > farid Hi Farid, you first need to start an X server. Put the following line into your ~/.xinitrc: exec fvwm

Fwd: Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread alireza faryar
I am trying to run it from the console. Will appreciate info on how to get fvwm up and running. farid --- Bob Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:36:42 +0100 > From: Bob Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Su

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Sam Watkins
On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 08:02:48AM -0800, alireza faryar wrote: > When I run fvwm, it complains that can't open display. > What am I missing, X !! You can't run fvwm from the Linux console, you have to start X first, and then fvwm. There are several ways to make sure fvwm gets run automatically

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
alireza faryar wrote: I installed fvwm on debian.testing using apt-get install fvwm. When I run fvwm, it complains that can't open display. What am I missing, Be more specific: how do you run fvwm? You have it set as the default window-manager and start gdm or xdm? Or how do you do it? H Thanks

Re: Startinf fvwm

2004-12-25 Thread Bob Alexander
alireza faryar wrote: I installed fvwm on debian.testing using apt-get install fvwm. When I run fvwm, it complains that can't open display. What am I missing, Thanks farid Are you running that from xdm or gdm or what ? Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscrib