Thanks, Scott. I feel so foolish. Within the first four paragraphs
of /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/README.Debian, it says use
update-alternatives. Arrgggh!
Ah-ha! /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager has a broken symbolic link
to /usr/bin/enlightenment
I can't afford to run enlightenment cause it's too slow, so I've
never installed it. This looks promising now.
After a successful run of update-alternatives --verbose --config
x-window-manager
I find that the symlink is fixed
After I run startx, I still get the same result; an X client with one xterm
At least I've made some progress. What else might be wrong here?
Mario
>Debian using an alternatives system where different programs can be
>called by the
>same name (so you can have nvi, vi, vim, or elvis for example when you just
>execute vi). You set your choice with the update-alternatives command.
>
>update-alternatives --config x-window-manager will let you pick the default
>window manager
>update-alternatives --display vi will show the alternatives for vi
>(--config to
>pick one)
>
>the directory /etc/alternatives contains the symlinks.
>
>If you don't want to change the default, you can create an .xinitrc
>file in your
>home directory with the window manager you want on the first line
>and then startx
>should bring you to that window manager. I usually use icewm for
>root so I know
>that if I happen to load up that window manager that I'm logged in as root and
>should log out and go into my normal account.
>
> scott
>
>
>Mario Lombardo wrote:
>
>> I really think Debian doesn't use /$HOME/.xinitrc, but I did find this:
>> /root/.xserverrc it reads
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> exec /usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp
>>
>> I still don't understand where icewm or any of them go :^((
>>
>> When starting icewm, it says this:
>> IceWM: Warning: Obsolete option: TitleBarCentered
>> IceWM: Can't open display: <none>, X must be running and $DISPLAY set.
>>
>> When starting icewm -display 0:0, it says:
>> IceWM: Warning: Obsolete option: TitleBarCentered
>> IceWM: Can't open display: 0:0. X must be running and $DISPLAY set.
>>
>> When I start X, an xterm window pops up. I can start icewm and the
>> environment and windows manager start--looks good, but I don't how to
>> get these things coordinated under one startx command.
>>
>> Wait a minute! I just read /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz
>> Under the "How do I customize my X session?" it says:
>> The file /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/examples/xsession is an
>> example file that may be used directly and contains a great deal of
>> explicit instruction on customization."
>>
>> It was called xsession.gz, but just the same, I notice what you meant
>> by exec [window manager]. At the bottom of Branden Robinson's
>> example in xsession, it has "exec twm"
>>
>> Now is it supposed to be xsession or .xsession in your home
>> directory? Either way, /usr/bin/X11/icewm-gnome is still not working
> > :^( I just don't get it.
> >
> > Mario
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