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Re: How do I start WM?


Am 24.02.2010 21:21, schrieb Kenneth Wolcott:
Hi;

To achive this, create a icon that points to
C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "/usr/bin/startx"

Edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and change
twm&
to
openbox&

That changes the behavior for all users.

I tried this last advice.


I get a quick flash and then gone (Windoze XP SP3, Cygwin 1.7).

What did I do wrong or what I do too much of or what did I do not enough of?

   I'm really looking forward to a having a nice KDE screen initiated
by cygwin rather than twm.


1. Do you have a .xinitrc in your home directory? (try ls -la ) If so, delete it.

2. Will it start if you manually enter startx in a cygwin shell?

2. If you don't change /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, can you start the X Server with startx using twm?



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