getting jwm to work

**thesimplecreator** · 03-10-2008

im running debian 4.0 business card install in qemu.
i installed jwm with apt-get and now i cant start jwm.
startx doesnt do anything
and if i type "jwm" it says
Error: could not open display

thx

***daark.child*** · 03-10-2008

You have to edit ~/.xinitrc and enter the commands below.

Code:

exec jwm

Save the file and then run startx.

**thesimplecreator** · 03-10-2008

im a complete noob when it comes to the command line..........how do i edit and save it?

**devils casper** · 03-10-2008

Execute this

Code:

nano ~/.xinitrc

Edit file and press Ctrl+X, Y and hit Enter key to save file.

**thesimplecreator** · 03-10-2008

i edited it and now it says

Code:

cody-debian:/home/cody# startx
bash: startx: command not found

***daark.child*** · 03-10-2008

Did you install an X server? If not, do

Code:

#aptitude update
#aptitude install xserver-xorg

After that run startx.

**thesimplecreator** · 03-10-2008

when i tried to install it after awhile it said

Code:

E: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libx/libxfixes/libxfixes3_4.0.1-5_i386.deb: 404 Not Found

***daark.child*** · 03-10-2008

Seems like a problem with you apt mirror. You could edit /etc/apt/sources.list and change it to something else or try again later.

**thesimplecreator** · 03-10-2008

it doesnt say anything about a mirror in the /etc/fstab

***daark.child*** · 03-10-2008

I think I'm getting mad. The right file is /etc/apt/sources.list. I've corrected the post above.

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