On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 08:47:14AM +0800, Bill wrote: > Hello List, > > I need a bit of help on xfce on how to set it up as alternative > xserver. As I read, it will reduce resource grab from my 100mHz/16mb > workstations. > > I have downloaded and installed xfce on my server. Using startx will > bring up the default xdm or gdm, not xfce.
Hm. startx usually does not start the display manager (xdm or gdm), but runs X and the commands in ~/.xsession (or, at least in Debian, if there is no ~/.xsession, the window manager set as system default (/usr/bin/x-window-manager is a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager which is a symlink that points to the real binary. I think Red Hat 7.3 uses the same alternatives system) > I can take a peek in xfce when firing it up on xterm. > > Dumb question : How to make it as default, or what files to modify? What distribution do you use? (~/.xsession should work for all, but it's not The Right Way, partly since you must manually add it when a new user is added). -- Hans Ekbrand
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