starting apps at login (again. sigh....)

cf25 · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 158

so my last post (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=17225) got locked although it seems that the repliers (although with good intentions) did not bother to read my problem all the way through. i try again.

i want to be able to launch an x app automagically when i log in. the solution of adding it to the xinitrc file doesnt work because...

i do NOT have a .xinitrc file in my home dir.

i tried to make one, but no changes occured. i use xdm to login if that means anything. please help!

p.s. please do not lock a thread within 5 minutes of the post. sometimes mistakes do happen.[url][/url]

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

This has been posted so many times. Have you tried a search?
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cf25 · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 158

yes, i did a search, but the only ones i could find were to add "exec gkrellm2" to the xinitrc file.

i dont have one in my home dir so i'm stuck.

aias4 · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 4:09 pm Post subject:

sorry Kanuslupus, I gotta help the guy out.
alright cf25, you should really do a search next time.
stop using xdm
1. rc-update del xdm default
2. at your console login (because it won't be graphical anymore) type startx which will read your ~/.xinitrc file and start whatever needs to be started.
3. when you exit flux, you'll be back to console.
shutdown commands [have to be root]
shutdown -h (to stop) or (-r to reboot) now.

cf25 · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 158

so i appreciate the reply, but i kinda like the graphical login idea. is there a way to do it if i use xdm?

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

How about this thread?
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zephyr · n00b Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 17

ln -s .xinitrc .xsession

fyi, startx reads .xinitrc; xdm reads .xsession

hope this works