FVWM: Does fvwm2 depend on other window managers?

2012-10-19 Thread Roger Campbell 
I was having trouble with fvwm2 so I rebuilt the system with no window manger. 
I then used yum to install
fvwm2.

Now I am having trouble starting fwmw.

Do I need kde or some other window manager?

Thank you for your time.

Roger

Re: FVWM: Does fvwm2 depend on other window managers?

2012-10-19 Thread Adam Sjøgren 
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:09:26 -0700 (PDT), Roger wrote:

> Now I am having trouble starting fwmw.

> Do I need kde or some other window manager?

No, that isn't necessary.

What error messages do you get? (Usually in ~/.xsession-errors)


  Best regards,

Adam

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Re: FVWM: Does fvwm2 depend on other window managers?

2012-10-19 Thread Thomas Funk 
Roger Campbell wrote:
> I was having trouble with fvwm2 so I rebuilt the system with no
> window manger. I then used yum to install fvwm2.
>
> Now I am having trouble starting fwmw.
>
> Do I need kde or some other window manager?
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Roger

Have you installed a graphical login screen like xdm, gdm, kdm?

If not:
- create a ~/.xinitrc and add 'exec fvwm'
- type in the console 'startx'

If:
- add in /usr/share/xsessions a fvwm.desktop file with the following
  content:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=FVWM
Comment=ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager
Exec=fvwm
Terminal=False

See also http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/FVWM

Other good site:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/FVWM


Cheers,
Thomas

Re: FVWM: Does fvwm2 depend on other window managers?

2012-10-19 Thread Dan Espen 
Roger Campbell  writes:

> I was having trouble with fvwm2 so I rebuilt the system with no window 
> manger. I then used yum to install
> fvwm2.
>
> Now I am having trouble starting fwmw.

You need to be more specific.

"trouble" isn't specific.


-- 
Dan Espen