Re: startx problem - one step closer

[Jaume Teixi]

Dave Bacon wrote:

 Thanks to Jaume for the very helpful reply.

 After following the suggestion listed below I am now able to bring up a 
 graphical display,
 but it is only an x(mouse cursor) on top of a coarse gray back ground.  I 
 am not sure,
 but I think I still may need to specify which Window Manager to use.  Am I on 
 the right
 track?  If so, how do I tell X which window manager to bring up by default.

Hi,
just edit your .xsession  file ;-)
or the global one located at /etc/X11/Xsession
or either apt-get intall --reinstall _your_favorite_window_manager

have luck!
jaume.

Re: startx problem - one step closer

[Dave Bacon]

Thanks to Jaume for the very helpful reply.

After following the suggestion listed below I am now able to bring up a 
graphical display,
but it is only an x(mouse cursor) on top of a coarse gray back ground.  I am 
not sure,
but I think I still may need to specify which Window Manager to use.  Am I on 
the right
track?  If so, how do I tell X which window manager to bring up by default.

Thanks again for your help

Dave Bacon

Jaume Teixi wrote:

 Dave Bacon wrote:

  Hello,
 
  I have just upgraded quite a few packages with dselect.  And now when I
  run startx I receive the following error messages.  Can you help?
 
  
 
  var: allowed_users, value: rootonly
  var: nice_value, value: .
  /etc/X11/X is not executable

 ls -l /etc/X11/X
 and look at the file that X is linked to, then:
 find / -name _file_
 ln -s path_to_file /etc/X11/X

 have luck !
 jaume.

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