Brad <{HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another important change in the xfree86-common package is that all
> support for the /etc/X11/window-managers file has been removed. Window
> managers should now use the alternatives system. You may want to check
> that the /u
Quoting Brad ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> This is no longer true; Xsession no longer checks
> /etc/X11/window-managers at all. You've either not updated
> xfree86-common to the latest version, or didn't overwrite
> /etc/X11/Xsession when you did. I believe this change occurred in
> 3.3.6-4, but i coul
On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 04:16:45PM +, David Wright wrote:
>
> /etc/X11/window-managers takes precedence because it comes first in
> /etc/X11/Xsession which contains:
> (refers to ~/.xsession which I hid)
> /
>
> if [ -e $startup ] && grep -q
Quoting Mike Werner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 01:20:37AM -0600, Brad wrote:
>
> > Another important change in the xfree86-common package is that all
> > support for the /etc/X11/window-managers file has been removed. Window
> > managers should now use the alternatives system.
On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 12:50:20AM -0800, Eric G . Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 12:07:10AM -0600, Brad wrote:
> > rm /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager
> > ln -s /usr/bin/blackbox /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager
>
> Isn't that backwords?
no that is correct:
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On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 12:07:10AM -0600, Brad wrote:
> rm /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager
> ln -s /usr/bin/blackbox /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager
Isn't that backwords?
$ ln --help
Usage: ln [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME]
or: ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
> (this puts it in man
On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 06:38:22PM -0800, Jim Varney wrote:
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> The alternatives database has no entries under x-window-manager.
Which window managers do you have installed?
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On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 10:21:18PM -0500, Mike Werner wrote:
>
> I checked and it is in auto. However, something puzzles me:
> HAL9000:~# update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
> x-window-manager - status is auto.
> link currently points to /usr/bin/blackbox
> /etc/X11/window-managers -
On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 01:20:37AM -0600, Brad wrote:
> Another important change in the xfree86-common package is that all
> support for the /etc/X11/window-managers file has been removed. Window
> managers should now use the alternatives system. You may want to check
> that the /usr/bin/x-window-
On 7 Mar 00, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:20:46PM -0800, Jim Varney wrote:
> >
> > Updating my Potato system a few days ago with dselect broke my X windows. X
> > starts up with the herringbone and shows a single shell window and prompt.
>
> X is working. However y
On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 06:16:36PM -0500, Mike Werner wrote:
>
> See bug #59656 - it seems that the /etc/Xsession that gets installed
> by xfree86-common 3.3.6-4 has a problem somewhere. Downgrading that
> package (xfree86-common) back to 3.3.6-3 fixed it.
That bug has been reassigned to xbase-c
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:20:46PM -0800, Jim Varney wrote:
>
> Updating my Potato system a few days ago with dselect broke my X windows. X
> starts up with the herringbone and shows a single shell window and prompt.
> It never gets as far as the full desktop. I have to use cntl-alt-backspace
>
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:20:46PM -0800, Jim Varney wrote:
>
> Updating my Potato system a few days ago with dselect broke my X windows. X
> starts up with the herringbone and shows a single shell window and prompt.
X is working. However your window manager or desktop (what do you
usually use
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:20:46PM -0800, Jim Varney wrote:
>
> Updating my Potato system a few days ago with dselect broke my X windows. X
> starts up with the herringbone and shows a single shell window and prompt.
> It never gets as far as the full desktop. I have to use cntl-alt-backspace
>
Updating my Potato system a few days ago with dselect broke my X windows. X
starts up with the herringbone and shows a single shell window and prompt.
It never gets as far as the full desktop. I have to use cntl-alt-backspace
to close the aborted X session. In my xsession error file it says
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