Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:02:38 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: Nick@pettefar.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.2 Installation Manual Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906120757240.34104@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310906120644w218610ccxa6864a5f1b430dd2@mail.gmail.com> References: <BABCD0FF-0451-4892-9729-5FB7742A7E57@Pettefar.com> <4ad871310906120644w218610ccxa6864a5f1b430dd2@mail.gmail.com>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-1826521758-1244815085=:34104 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906120758181.34104@wonkity.com> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, Glen Barber wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:09 AM, <Nick@pettefar.com> wrote: >> In www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-post.html >> It says: "If the X server has been configured and a Default Desktop chosen, >> it can be started by typing startx at the command line." but nowhere in the >> manual or the installation program is there any information or options on X >> server configuration or choosing a Default Desktop! Help! >> > > You can set a default desktop by creating $HOME/.xinitrc containing: > /usr/local/bin/your_desktop_environment Unless you're starting X with one of the methods that ignores .xinitrc and looks at .xsession instead, like xdm. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ---902635197-1826521758-1244815085=:34104--
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