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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: that new user smell
From:       Rainer Finocchiaro <rainer () demag ! rwth-aachen ! de>
Date:       1998-06-28 17:36:22
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Hi Chad,

the file /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc is the systemwide X configuration file
which is used as default if there is no .xinitrc file in your
/home/"username" directory. Just copy xinitrc to .xinitrc and edit the
one in your home directory according to the documentation ("Look for the
line that calls your window manager and replace it with startkde.").
Then start X by typing startx at the command prompt.
By the way, I am not too familiar with Redhat, but it could be that they
use a file called .Xclients instead of .xinitrc.
You can also have a look at http://home.fuse.net/bmote/ for a short
tutorial...

Rainer

C. Elliott wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your help everyone, however, still no luck. I am a little confused
> about something. In my /etc/X11/xinit directory there is a xinitrc file, but
> nowhere in the system is there a .xinitrc, including /home. This isn't the
> first time I've come across the reference and I had hoped it was only a
> misprint. I've tried "find * .xinitrc" and nothing turns up, is that
> surprising, or is everyone laughing at me now? This is likely the problem,
> but I havn't a clue about how to approach it. By the way, I run almost
> everything from bash, I figure I'll learn the OS before I worry too much
> about competency in the GUI and yes, I tried startkde from the command line..
> As I mentioned before, I have run X with fvwm many times without a problem.
> It is only after I rpm the packages and make configuration changes that X
> won't run. Does this help any of you long distance troubleshooters? I sure
> hope so.
> Chad
> 
> Rainer Finocchiaro wrote:
> 
> > Hi Chad,
> > the right packages for you (RH5.0) are the ones compiled for libc6!
> > "Can't connect to X server" sounds like your X server is not running!?
> > Did you try to start the X session by typing startkde on the command
> > line??
> > Than you should perhaps reread the documentation. You have to write this
> > command to .xinitrc in your home directory and then start X with startx
> > as usual...
> > BTW if the error message is "Can't connect with X server" then your PATH
> > should be ok, as you seem to have started the kde program which gave the
> > message.
> >
> >
> >

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Rainer Finocchiaro
Hainbuchenstr. 2
52072 Aachen
Deutschland

Email: rainer@demag.rwth-aachen.de
Talk: rainer@vanadium.demag.rwth-aachen.de

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