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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] stop and start x-server from console
From:       ellanios82 <ellanios82 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-12-19 20:06:24
Message-ID: 52B351C0.5020208 () gmail ! com
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On 12/19/2013 07:30 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> On 12/19/2013 04:42 AM, ellanios82 wrote:
>>   - as root , [ after  CTL+ALT_F2 ] :
>>
>> # startx -- :2         successfully starts KDE
>>
>> .................
>>
>>                 startx xfce -- :2           does not work : xfce GUI fails to
>> initiate
>>
>>   { not to worry }
>
> That's because you have to define what desktop is started by default and how to
> start them in ~/.xinitrc. Examples:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # ~/.xinitrc
> #
> # Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
> exec startfluxbox
>
> Otherwise, you need to use the correct desktop launch routine from the command
> line. I.e. (values from an older box):
>
> gnome-session
> startkde
> startxfce4
> startfluxbox
>
> If you have multiple versions installed, you can provide full path information
> to the target you want:
>
> /opt/kde/bin/startkde
>
> If you are worried about a specific desktop, then look at the start file for
> that desktop. Usually found with something like
>
> rpm -ql <desktop> | grep start
>
> Yast usually set the default in /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager with the
> DEFAULT_WM= parameter.
>
> HTH
___________

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