lux-integ wrote: > Greetings, > > I have installed xorg-7.7 and openbox-3.5.0. > startx runs ok (Xwindows with twm) but attempts to run xinitrc is proving > problemtic. > > I have the executible file $XORG_PREFIX/bin/xinit but no shell-script > $XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc. > > I tried a line like this in a created /root/.xinitrc:- > exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session openbox-session > > It did not work (X would not start) in fact the mere existance of the file > (root/.xinitrc ) even an empty file seemed to stop X starting. > > > I tried on the command line > exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session openbox-session > > and system returns to login prompt.
xinitrc, like most rc files, is a configuration file. Generally ~/.xinitrc. Use startx. You can read it. It's a script. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
