Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:43:05 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: n dhert <ndhertbsd@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg, xdm, desktop env Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003041638030.46217@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20100305002520.c06d7d20.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <ed7803cf1003040030sca49614i6c4a87b479f3aa95@mail.gmail.com> <20100305002520.c06d7d20.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 5 Mar 2010, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:30:05 +0100, n dhert <ndhertbsd@gmail.com> wrote: >> Installed a fresh FreeBSD-8.0, xorg, configured xorg for my screen, >> installed xdm. >> After reboot I see a graphical login window. When entering username and >> password, it seems to accept it, but immediatly present the graphical login >> window again. (In console mode (Ctrl-Alt-F1) I can login at the login: >> prompt with the >> same username/password). >> Has FreeSBD somewhere a default environment (in that case why does it not >> appear after logging in at the >> XDM graphical window) or do you still need to install a Desktop environment >> (Gnome, KDE, Xfce) and is it >> normal that after logging in at the XDM window, you are thrown out again.. > > As far as I know, earlier X installations came with the > tab window manager - twm. This doesn't seem to be the case > anymore. twm is still enabled by default as part of the x11/xorg-apps port. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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