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Spankenstein
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 Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:44 pm Post subject: Dumb question: How do I get KDE to start with STARTX? |
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I log into a command line, and want to run STARTX to get into a KDE session. When I run STARTX, I get an ugly ole XDM session. Right now, to get it, I have to login as root, and run XDM. I have edited RC.CONF to set XDM as my preferred window manager.
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wilbertnl
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: Dumb question: How do I get KDE to start with STARTX? |
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| Spankenstein wrote: | I log into a command line, and want to run STARTX to get into a KDE session. When I run STARTX, I get an ugly ole XDM session. Right now, to get it, I have to login as root, and run XDM. I have edited RC.CONF to set XDM as my preferred window manager.
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I would do:
| Code: | | XSESSION=kde-3.0.3 xinit |
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Spankenstein
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Oh god, I am stupid. I left the 3.0.3 off of the command. Duurrr... Sorry for the time waster.
How about this one. What is the proper way to exit an X Session and go back to the command line? I have been killing the XDM process, I am pretty sure that is not correct... |
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Curious
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Spankenstein wrote: | | How about this one. What is the proper way to exit an X Session and go back to the command line? I have been killing the XDM process, I am pretty sure that is not correct... |
There are several 'correct' ways. These only really apply if you're not running an *DM though, as the DM will keep respawning the display.
You can:
~ Zap the display. Hit ctrl-alt-backspace. Save your work first.  You can disable this in the XF86Config-4 with the option "nozap".
~ Exit the last program. If for example, you're running just blackbox and nothing else, exiting blackbox should make the X session exit.
~ If you're using KDE, there is a button for it.
~ Instead of exiting X, you can always jump to a virtual terminal with "Ctrl-Alt-F1" etc.
Hope this helps! Welcome to XWindows, you can check out any time, but you can never leave.
-- Curious
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rac
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Spankenstein wrote: | | What is the proper way to exit an X Session and go back to the command line? I have been killing the XDM process, I am pretty sure that is not correct... |
How about: | Code: | | # /etc/init.d/xdm stop |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the help guys! |
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Curious
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| rac wrote: | | Spankenstein wrote: | | What is the proper way to exit an X Session and go back to the command line? I have been killing the XDM process, I am pretty sure that is not correct... |
How about: | Code: | | # /etc/init.d/xdm stop |
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Zu`
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Curious wrote: |
Hope this helps! Welcome to XWindows, you can check out any time, but you can never leave.
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Don't call it XWindows, it's actually really X Window System, X Server or just X  |
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rac
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Zu` wrote: | | Don't call it XWindows, it's actually really X Window System, X Server or just X |
Careful - we may be dangerously close to triggering a race condition bug in phpBB that only allows one unlocked Holy Naming Wars thread on a site at a time.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| rac wrote: | | Zu` wrote: | | Don't call it XWindows, it's actually really X Window System, X Server or just X |
Careful - we may be dangerously close to triggering a race condition bug in phpBB that only allows one unlocked Holy Naming Wars thread on a site at a time. |
Hehe, no need to worry, it won't get that far
And if it does, by all means lock that other thread, because that phpBB bug is really serious I heard
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gsf
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Hi,
i did it in this way ( i think its a good way;)) :
uncomment XDM or whatever in rc.conf .
Then look for .xinitrc in your HOME directoy.
Make sure , there is a line line :
exec kde ( to start kde)
oder
exec gnome-session ( to start gnome)
If u change often u can uncomment the WDM u want and
comment the other.
ex.:
exec gnome-session
#exec kde
#exec fluxbox
If u dont have a file called .xinitrc then go to your HOME
run nano and exit with ALT+X , answer YES and as filename
".xinitrc"
Then nano -w .xinitrc
etc..
(everything without quotes)
After u boot u go in the console first.
Then type only "startx" like normal
Or give "gdm" a chance..
Greetz
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| Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Curious wrote: | | ~ Instead of exiting X, you can always jump to a virtual terminal with "Ctrl-Alt-F1" etc. |
Ok good tip, but how do you come back into the Xsession you leaved?
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rac
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| Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| MoonWalker wrote: | | Curious wrote: | | ~ Instead of exiting X, you can always jump to a virtual terminal with "Ctrl-Alt-F1" etc. |
Ok good tip, but how do you come back into the Xsession you leaved? |
Ctrl-Alt-F7.
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