Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 22:42:40 -0800 (PST) From: The Devil Himself <fullermd@narcissus.ml.org> To: Ron Jumps <rljumps@gotnet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Question about X Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970405223633.16022A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970405221237.0092a240@gotnet.net>
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On Sat, 5 Apr 1997, Ron Jumps wrote: > I have just installed freebsd 2.1.7 and everything seems to have gone OK. > My question is about X configuration. When I startx I get the twn widows > manager, I would like to install fvwm or fvwm95-2 and I don't know what or > where the config file is. If someone could shed some light on this, it > would help me greatly. > > Thanks, > Ron Jumps > C.A.T.Systems > rljumps@gotnet.net I believe whatever window manager you run is run at the end of your .xinitrc file. The system default is in something like /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit or .../X11/config, and should be 2 filese; system.xinitrc and system.twmrc, or something like that; it'll vary. just change the entry at the end of system.xinitrc (you'll need to be root and change the permissions to change the file) from something like 'exec twm' to 'exec fvwm' or whatever path fvwm might be in. you'll probably need a .fvwmrc file in your home dir which has your fvwm init settings, but the window manager is run aht the end of .xinitrc. Hope it helps!! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |FreeBSD is good. FreeBSD is our friend. UNIX is our god.| *Micro$oft is bad. Micro$oft causes problems.* |MicroBSD??? I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| |"I hate quotes in signature files" :-} MAtthew Fuller| *fullermd@narcissus.ml.org FreeBSD junkie* |http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd Westminster College| *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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