Marc Wilson wrote:
> ..
>
> Debian's X doesn't source those files because it's NOT SUPPOSED TO. Why
> would it? Those are files related to shells.
>
> If you're using startx to launch X, then they're already read.
Right.
> If you're
> using a display manager (xdm/gdm/kdm/wdm/whatever), t
John Taber said:
> So I gather from Michael that my best bet is to:
> in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start
> remove exec $STARTUP and paste
> exec -l $SHELL -c "$STARTUP"
>
> will this now default to bash? Or how do I specify bash?
$SHELL evaluates to your default shell which is specifi
Marc Wilson said:
> Forget I said anything at all.
Shouldn't be a problem.
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Thks for responses. Please accept that I don't know too much about logins and
shells - I just run my knoppix on hd system and login on whatever Knoppix
sets up (I assume it's using kdm since it's KDE based, though I've added
gnome)So I gather from Michael that my best bet is to:
in /etc/X11
On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 04:29:00PM -0400, Michael B Allen wrote:
I'm sorry I broke my own rule. In my own defense, it's really hard
to now ignore the cluebies when before I took great satisfaction in
pointing them out. But I'm trying.
There are so many ways you're screwed up that I'm not goi
Marc Wilson said:
> Debian's X doesn't source those files because it's NOT SUPPOSED TO. Why
> would it? Those are files related to shells.
Correct. X should not source shell profile files. Again, the correct fix
is to start the session manager with:
exec -l $SHELL -c "$STARTUP"
This way the
On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:29:10PM -0400, Michael B Allen wrote:
> X under Debian does not source /etc/profile or ~/.bash_profile. I don't
> know why exactly but the correct fix is to change the file:
Gods, I've seen you going on and on and on about this, and I wasn't going
to say anything, but...
John Taber said:
> I want to set some environmental variables - I tried putting them in
> bash_profile (which works in RH) but it doesn't seem to work
X under Debian does not source /etc/profile or ~/.bash_profile. I don't
know why exactly but the correct fix is to change the file:
/etc/X11/Xse
John Taber wrote:
I want to set some environmental variables - I tried putting them in
bash_profile (which works in RH) but it doesn't seem to work although when I
manually type in the same lines at the command prompt it works (using Knoppix
on HD). Any suggestions? thks
John
If you're setti
I want to set some environmental variables - I tried putting them in
bash_profile (which works in RH) but it doesn't seem to work although when I
manually type in the same lines at the command prompt it works (using Knoppix
on HD). Any suggestions? thks
John
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