Hi, with the right syntax for ln, I created the symlink WindowMaker pointing to blackbox. but that still does not lead to blackbox with a startx. I think there must be a .conf file somewhere which calls the default wm. Where should I look for it?
thanks Ben Craig Brozefsky wrote: > Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Benjamin F. Zhou said: > > > My question is: where is the file which controls which wm to start when > > > I type startx from a console? > > > > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager is a symlink to your default wm. > > You should manage this symlink with the update-alternatives command, > not manually tho. > > The easiest thing to do is: > > update-alternatives --config x-window-manager > > If the window-manager you want is not listed as available you can > install it with: > > update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-window-manager \ > x-window-manager /usr/bin/<thewmiwant> PRIORITY > > Where PRIORITY is a number higher than the highest existing priority > for the x-window-manager alternative. You can ge ta list of > priorities with: > > update-alternatives --display x-window-manager > > -- > Craig Brozefsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lisp Web Dev List http://www.red-bean.com/lispweb > --- The only good lisper is a coding lisper. ---
