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When I boot up the computer, I get the console instead of Fluxbox booting up. If I boot into root, I have to type in startx. If I boot into ...
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  1. 10-20-2004 #1
    Landus Mikain
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    Fluxbox only works with root

    When I boot up the computer, I get the console instead of Fluxbox booting up. If I boot into root, I have to type in startx. If I boot into my other account, I get TWN or some really annoying GUI. How do I fix this?
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    Edit your ~/.xinitrc to read:

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    exec fluxbox
    That should have it start to flux.
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    I did
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    Did it work?
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    Landus Mikain
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    If it did, I wouldn't have this problem.
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    "I did" tells us you tried it. It doesn't tell us whether or not it worked.

    Try editing .xinitrc...

    exec startfluxbox
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    I'll do that when I get home.

    If it had worked when I used exec fluxbox, I would've said something. That's a given
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