Chris Uribe wrote: > I'm running Mac OS X. > I've installed fink. > I've installed KDE (with Pauls help::THANKS::) > Now, how to run it. On the website it clearly states, > > > "all you need to do is make an ~/.xinitrc file with
Notice the "~/" here? This is a short notation for your home directory. If you use unix tools like pico or vi or emacs and give "~/.xinitrc" as the file name, it will be put at the right place automatically. > the following line in it: > > source /sw/bin/init.sh > /sw/bin/startkde " > > What is a .xinitrc file? Or more importantly, > Where do I put the .xinitrc file after I've created > it? In your home directory. > And, is it so simple as opening up a text editor, > copying the two lines required and saving it as a file > named ".xinitrc"? Yes, if you make sure that (all this can happen if you use an OSX GUI editor like TextEdit or BBedit) 1. it is not saved in Rich Text Format 2. it is not saved with Mac line breaks 3. no additional suffix like ".txt" is added to the file name. > Do You Yahoo!? No :-) -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek We have stuff for geeks like you. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
