Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:35:05 -0500 From: Mark.Hummel@hurlburt.af.mil To: fosburgh@flash.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: startup Kde?? Message-ID: <856532CB07BED3118FE300204840E28A01107616@vexwncc02.hurlburt.af.mil>
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Jonathan, Thanks for the quick answer. This is exactly what I want my system to do. 1. Boot to a graphical login screen prompting the user for their login (from your answer, this would be a display manager) 2. With a correct login, the system automatically runs KDE. Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Fosburgh [SMTP:fosburgh@flash.net] > Sent: Friday, 21 July, 2000 1130 > To: Mark.Hummel@hurlburt.af.mil; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: startup Kde?? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Mark.Hummel@hurlburt.af.mil> > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 11:21 AM > Subject: RE: startup Kde?? > > > > I've followed these instructions and yet, my system is still not > working. > I > > still need to type startx to get KDE up. Any ideas? I've read the > handbook, > > but was unable to find any specific instructions on how to setup my > system > > to automatically load KDE on bootup. > > > > Mark > > > No matter what system you use (although there is some stuff going on at > Red > Hat that may change this), you have to type startx in order to run KDE or > GNOME or whatever, unless you are using a display manager to manage your > desktop logins. But even if you use kdm (KDE's desktop manager) you still > have to have an > > exec startkde > > line, or something to that effect, in your .xsession file. So what exactly > are you wanting to do? > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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