On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Guy Zelck wrote:
> >>>I guess this is a old thing, I get this with 8.1 also. > >>>Whenever i boot mandrake with any of the Aurora rpms installed > >>>it complains that it can't run kudzu cause it can't open the console. > >>Yes, I noticed the aurora variable used in the concerning startup script > >>stays empty so the if statements fail. > >>Where this aurora variable is supposed to be defined I don't know but > >>would like to. > >It (aurora variable) is defined in /etc/rc.d/rc, but it is never exported. > That's true, but, the next line in /etc/rc : > "[ -f /lib/aurora/functions -a -f /etc/aurora/Monitor ] && > /etc/aurora/Monitor startable && aurora=1" > will never yield aurora=1 since /etc/aurora/Monitor is of size 0 and on > my system even absent. /etc/aurora/Monitor is a softlink to the gui (script) you want aurora to use (e.q. gtk+, newstyle) in /lib/aurora/Monitors/. > Or is this script called Monitor created when you enable aurora in the > Mandrake control center. Anyway, sth. is wrong as I had the same pb. > as the "HeadTechnician". If I understand it correct then yes. (and removes the softlink if aurora is not used). Peter
