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Subject:    [qvwm-e:00200] Re: qvwm won't start
From:       Geordie Birch <geordie () tao ! ca>
Date:       2000-10-27 23:00:30
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said Geordie Birch, on Oct 27,

> 
> 
> said Marcelo Ramos, on Oct 27,
> 
> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 06:15:20AM +0000, Geordie Birch wrote:
> > > i am running XFree86 3.3.6-10 under debian 2.2.
> > > 
> > > when i try to run qvwm X starts up and that's it.  no qvwm.
> > > 
> > > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager is a link to /usr/bin/X11/qvwm.
> > > 
> > > i have looked at the qvwm man page and the FAQ and other files in
> > > /etc/share/doc/qvwm and can find nothing to help me.
> > > 
> > > thank you.
> > > 
> > > gb
> > 
> > First, Did you try switching to qvwm from another window manager?
> > Second, Did you set qvwm as the default wm with the command 
> > " update-alternatives --config x-window-manager " or did you create
> > the link manually?
> > 
> i tried switching from fvwm2- didn't work.
> 
> i had created the link manually- so i tried update-alternatives --config
> and now it works.
> 
> thank you.
> 
> geordie
> 
> ps. at first glance it looks nice- i'm looking for something that won't
> confound linux newbies.
> 
> > 
> > Marcelo.

it starts from w/in fvwm2 now as well

g

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