Re: [Sheflug] Wierdness with startx after failed v4 install

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Barrie Bremner wrote:

>  If I login through the login screen, everything is fine - i.e. I get
> Helix Gnome.
> 
>  How do I force Gnome after a startx?

Put some lines in ~/.xinitrc. The display manager (e.g. xdm, gdm,
kdm) basically does the equivalent of a startx and then runs an additional
script based on what desktop you select. ~/.xinitrc is run every time X is
started by that user.
Adding

panel &

Should give you basic gnome functionality.
Look in /etc/X11/gdm for the scripts gdm uses. Note, however, that
~/.xinitrc is executed *as* *well* as any script run by your display
manager.
(e.g. you'd get two panels if root logged into gdm)


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