changing from twm to ??????

hello : does anybody know what file tells X11 what window manager to use, ive looked around and i cant find it. thanks simon Who needs Cupid? Matchmaker.com is the place to meet somebody. FREE Two-week Trial Membership at http://www.matchmaker.com/home?rs=200015

Re: changing from twm to ??????

Hi, I belive that the file is called .xserver or .xservers in your homedir, but I am not sure. Just type your windowmanager in here, and X will start with it. It might not exist yet, but you can create it with 'echo fvwm95 .xserver'. Greetz, Sebastiaan On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Simon Harvey wrote:

RE: changing from twm to ??????

if you run update-alternatives --config x-window-manager, it will give you the list and let you select what you want in the console. -Original Message- From: Simon Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 3:16 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: changing from

Re: changing from twm to ??????

On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 01:16:03AM -0800, Simon Harvey wrote: hello : does anybody know what file tells X11 what window manager to use, ive looked around and i cant find it. thanks simon ~/.xinitrc controls which window manager is loaded by X11 on startup -- Matthew Sackman