Re: kdm and fluxbox
- Original Message - From: Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED], freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Sun Feb 19 19:12:03 2006 Subject: Re: kdm and fluxbox RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: Thanks to all and i will take your advice Norberto as i do not really like kde that much anyway. If i wanted window i would just install windowsxp or maybe vista would be more like Kde any how i digress. I am tiring to set up wdm and added this line to my /etc/ttys ttyv8 /usr/X11R6/bin/wdm -nodaemon xterm on secure followed the instructions below found on the fulxbox site but it does not quite work http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_wdm I get the wdm ok beasty is there, very cool backgound i might add, seen it used in a theme somewhere. No matter what i pick for a windows manager i get the stock Freebsd one wmaker i think? u know the one with the terminal and green menu bars very vanilla. green menu bars = twm wmaker = much better, check it out @ http://www.windowmaker.org An exception to this kde still works and failsafe gives me control of the terminal window bottom right. Also i removed a bunch of managers out of the wdm-config file as i was not using them like this. DisplayManager*wdmWm: wmaker:enlightenment:gnome:kde:fluxbox I still get failsafe and wmaker where do us suppose these come from. Kde still works but not enlightenment gnome or flux box After editing the wdm-config, you need to restart wdm. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the X server and re-read all the configs. I did that can you please post your wdm-config and a list of your package installed ? (or make them available online) I have tried to attached them but my mail server is giving me grief with attachment right now. the relevant section in my config: --- ! It will run .xsession !DisplayManager*wdmWm: None --- which means it will read .xsession in my home. my .xsession is : $ cat ~/.xsession ## RUNNING bbkeys from Blackbox because it feels more powerful ## to avoid conflicts with fluxbox's key mgr, I emptied .fluxbox/keys bbkeys xscreensaver -no-splash fbpager -w #wmwifi sleep 1 gkrellm -w #fbdesk torsmo tilda skype gaim fluxbox --- though I realise that I should be simply running startfluxbox and adding all the other cmds to ~/.fluxbox/startup I do not have an .xsession file in my home dir in fact i do not seem to have an .xsession or an xsession file anywhere on my system just Xsession see below [EMAIL PROTECTED] find / -name xsession [EMAIL PROTECTED] find / -name .xsession [EMAIL PROTECTED] find / -name .Xsession [EMAIL PROTECTED] find / -name Xsession /usr/local/share/config/kdm/Xsession /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/Xsession /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/wdm/Xsession the contents of the wdm one is also attached HIH, beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Computer King/CaNMail http://www.computerking.ca http://www.canmail.org Sales, Service, and Hosting Email, Data, and Web Packages Ask about web design specials Affiliates http://www.computerking.ca/pages/links/affiliates/affiliates.htm Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology. -- R. S. Barton ImageMagick-6.2.5.5 Image processing tools ORBit-0.5.17_2 High-performance CORBA ORB with support for the C language ORBit2-2.12.5_1 High-performance CORBA ORB with support for the C language OpenEXR-1.2.2_1 A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format aalib-1.4.r5_1 An ascii art library akode-2.0,1 Default KDE audio backend akode-plugins-mpc-2.0,1 Musepack decoder plugin for akode akode-plugins-mpeg-2.0,1 MPEG audio decoder plugin for akode akode-plugins-oss-2.0,1 OSS output plugin for akode akode-plugins-resampler-2.0,1 Resampler plugin for akode akode-plugins-xiph-2.0,1 FLAC/Speex/Vorbis decoder plugin for akode amspsfnt-1.0_3 AMSFonts PostScript Fonts (Adobe Type 1 format) apache-ant-1.6.5_1 Java- and XML-based build tool, conceptually similar to mak apr-db4-1.2.2_2 The Apache Group's Portability Library arts-1.5.1,1Audio system for the KDE integrated X11 desktop artswrapper-1.2.2 Setuid wrapper for arts aspell-0.60.4_2 Spelling checker with better suggestion logic than ispell at-spi-1.6.6_1 An Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface atk-1.10.3 A GNOME accessibility toolkit (ATK) autoconf-2.13.000227_5 Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms autoconf-2.59_2 Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms automake-1.4.6_2GNU Standards-compliant Makefile generator (1.4) automake-1.9.6 GNU Standards-compliant Makefile generator (1.9) bash-3.0.16_1 The GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell bison-2.1_1
Re: kdm and fluxbox
RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: Thanks to all and i will take your advice Norberto as i do not really like kde that much anyway. If i wanted window i would just install windowsxp or maybe vista would be more like Kde any how i digress. I am tiring to set up wdm and added this line to my /etc/ttys ttyv8 /usr/X11R6/bin/wdm -nodaemon xterm on secure followed the instructions below found on the fulxbox site but it does not quite work http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_wdm I get the wdm ok beasty is there, very cool backgound i might add, seen it used in a theme somewhere. No matter what i pick for a windows manager i get the stock Freebsd one wmaker i think? u know the one with the terminal and green menu bars very vanilla. green menu bars = twm wmaker = much better, check it out @ http://www.windowmaker.org An exception to this kde still works and failsafe gives me control of the terminal window bottom right. Also i removed a bunch of managers out of the wdm-config file as i was not using them like this. DisplayManager*wdmWm: wmaker:enlightenment:gnome:kde:fluxbox I still get failsafe and wmaker where do us suppose these come from. Kde still works but not enlightenment gnome or flux box After editing the wdm-config, you need to restart wdm. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the X server and re-read all the configs. can you please post your wdm-config and a list of your package installed ? (or make them available online) the relevant section in my config: --- ! It will run .xsession !DisplayManager*wdmWm: None --- which means it will read .xsession in my home. my .xsession is : $ cat ~/.xsession ## RUNNING bbkeys from Blackbox because it feels more powerful ## to avoid conflicts with fluxbox's key mgr, I emptied .fluxbox/keys bbkeys xscreensaver -no-splash fbpager -w #wmwifi sleep 1 gkrellm -w #fbdesk torsmo tilda skype gaim fluxbox --- though I realise that I should be simply running startfluxbox and adding all the other cmds to ~/.fluxbox/startup HIH, beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kdm and fluxbox
RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession notice this file is for XDM, not KDM. try searching in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/kdm :) WHERE IS KDM GETTING ITS SESSION INFO FROM AND HOW DO I TELL IT TO ADD FLUXBOX not sure, probably from its config file. Or just set it to custom, and use ~/.xsession to launch your stuff at will. Just curious, why use kdm with all it's KDE dependencies, when you can use xdm, or wdm (what I use). Beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kdm and fluxbox
On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 22:35 -0700, RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: I am tring to get kdm to log me into fluxbox i have followed the handbook to the letter and can login to gnome kde and enlightnment also options for defaut and failsafe and some others none of which i have tried yet. However flux box is not there and i cannot seem to find where kde is getting these sessions from. There does not seem to be any option in kcontrol for session like mentioned in the freebsd handbook i did go into usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession and added some lines but nothing happened failsafe) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 ;; kde) exec /usr/local/bin/startkde ;; GNOME) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session ;; FluxBox) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox ;; esac esac WHERE IS KDM GETTING ITS SESSION INFO FROM AND HOW DO I TELL IT TO ADD FLUXBOX Look in /usr/local/share/config/kdm -- Mike Jeays http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kdm and fluxbox
On Thursday 16 February 2006 06:35, RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: I am tring to get kdm to log me into fluxbox i have followed the handbook to the letter and can login to gnome kde and enlightnment also options for defaut and failsafe and some others none of which i have tried yet. However flux box is not there and i cannot seem to find where kde is getting these sessions from. There does not seem to be any option in kcontrol for session like mentioned in the freebsd handbook i did go into usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession and added some lines but nothing happened failsafe) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 ;; kde) exec /usr/local/bin/startkde ;; GNOME) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session ;; FluxBox) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox ;; esac esac WHERE IS KDM GETTING ITS SESSION INFO FROM AND HOW DO I TELL IT TO ADD FLUXBOX Normally you shouldn't have to touch any file at all, but I think there's an error in /usr/local/share/apps/kdm/sessions/fluxbox.desktop In that file change lines 4-5 to Exec=fluxbox TryExec=fluxbox ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kdm and fluxbox
FluxBox) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox ;; I lost the original email so rather that misquote I'm not quoting at all. Just thought I'd mention you should probably use the command startfluxbox as opposed to fluxbox, to start your fluxbox session. Mike ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kdm and fluxbox
Thanks to all and i will take your advice Norberto as i do not really like kde that much anyway. If i wanted window i would just install windowsxp or maybe vista would be more like Kde any how i digress. I am tiring to set up wdm and added this line to my /etc/ttys ttyv8 /usr/X11R6/bin/wdm -nodaemon xterm on secure followed the instructions below found on the fulxbox site but it does not quite work http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_wdm I get the wdm ok beasty is there, very cool backgound i might add, seen it used in a theme somewhere. No matter what i pick for a windows manager i get the stock Freebsd one wmaker i think? u know the one with the terminal and green menu bars very vanilla. An exception to this kde still works and failsafe gives me control of the terminal window bottom right. Also i removed a bunch of managers out of the wdm-config file as i was not using them like this. DisplayManager*wdmWm: wmaker:enlightenment:gnome:kde:fluxbox I still get failsafe and wmaker where do us suppose these come from. Kde still works but not enlightenment gnome or flux box please help - Original Message - From: Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:51:43 AM Subject: Re: kdm and fluxbox RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession notice this file is for XDM, not KDM. try searching in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/kdm :) WHERE IS KDM GETTING ITS SESSION INFO FROM AND HOW DO I TELL IT TO ADD FLUXBOX not sure, probably from its config file. Or just set it to custom, and use ~/.xsession to launch your stuff at will. Just curious, why use kdm with all it's KDE dependencies, when you can use xdm, or wdm (what I use). Beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Computer King/CaNMail http://www.computerking.ca http://www.canmail.org Sales, Service, and Hosting Email, Data, and Web Packages Ask about web design specials Affiliates http://www.computerking.ca/pages/links/affiliates/affiliates.htm Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology. -- R. S. Barton ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kdm and fluxbox
I am tring to get kdm to log me into fluxbox i have followed the handbook to the letter and can login to gnome kde and enlightnment also options for defaut and failsafe and some others none of which i have tried yet. However flux box is not there and i cannot seem to find where kde is getting these sessions from. There does not seem to be any option in kcontrol for session like mentioned in the freebsd handbook i did go into usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession and added some lines but nothing happened failsafe) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 ;; kde) exec /usr/local/bin/startkde ;; GNOME) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session ;; FluxBox) exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox ;; esac esac WHERE IS KDM GETTING ITS SESSION INFO FROM AND HOW DO I TELL IT TO ADD FLUXBOX -- Computer King/CaNMail http://www.computerking.ca http://www.canmail.org Sales, Service, and Hosting Email, Data, and Web Packages Ask about web design specials Affiliates http://www.computerking.ca/pages/links/affiliates/affiliates.htm Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology. -- R. S. Barton ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
