fluxbox

[neanderthal // anarchism]

so i got the repositories for the sourcelist, then i went to my synapic pakcage manager and download fluxbox and everything that needed to be downloaded along with it. and i don't see it anywhere.

what i've done.

in terminal:
fluxbox
open fluxbox
fluxbox open
fluxbox shell
shell fluxbox

in my "run" thing:
fluxbox

i also restarted my computer, but still nothing. i use ubuntu 5.04

[oz]

go to /home/.xinitrc and enter: exec fluxbox

save the file and when you login next, X should open in fluxbox

[neanderthal // anarchism]

go to /home/.xinitrc and enter: exec fluxbox

save the file and when you login next, X should open in fluxbox

" /home/.xinitrc " as in my home folder?, if so there's nothing fluxbox related there, and when i put it in terminal it just tells me directory can't be found, yeah, i know i'm doing some **** wrong with something simple.

[oz]

When I posted that, I was thinking you might not be running any other window manager. If you are running Gnome, with GDM, you should be able to log out, then when you get ready to log back in, look at the "sessions" option, and pick Fluxbox. I don't run gdm, so I'm not certain that it will be there as an option.

[neanderthal // anarchism]

eh, i'm not running any other windows manager, i don't think, the most alterating thing i installed to my desktop is gdesklets

[oz]

Ok, if no other WMs, I'm assuming you are using xdm as your display manager and that you've successfully installed and configured your machine to start an X display.

You should be able to create the .xinitrc file in your /home directory using vim, nano, pico, or some other text editor. Note the dot in front of the file name.

Insert the line: exec fluxbox

save the file

enter the command: startx

This should start fluxbox.

[neanderthal // anarchism]

so i went to my text editor and created a file named "xinitrc" with nothing in it, then went to terminal and put exec fluxbox and then startx, still nothing

Failed to read: session.useMod1
Setting default value
apps file failure
ThemeItem<Font>&#58; Warning! Failed to load default value 'fixed'
ThemeItem<Font>&#58; Warning! Failed to load default value 'fixed'
ThemeItem<Font>&#58; Warning! Failed to load default value 'fixed'
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.followModel
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.window.focus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.menu.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.menuDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.menuDelayClose
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.menuMode
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read&#58; session.screen0.overlay.capStyle
Setting default value
BScreen&#58;&#58;BScreen&#58; an error occured while querying the X server.
        another window manager already running on display &#58;0.0
root@max&#58;/home/maxcespedes # startx

Fatal server error&#58;
Server is already active for display 0
        If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
        and start again.


Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http&#58;//wiki.X.Org
 for help.

[oz]

i went to my text editor and created a file named "xinitrc"

Note that the file needs a dot in front of it, like this: .xinitrc

I'm not sure how far along you are in your install.

Did you do a fresh netinstall of Debian Sarge?

Did you install the X system after completing the base install?

Did you run xf86config?

What other apps have you installed?

[neanderthal // anarchism]

i went to my text editor and created a file named "xinitrc"

Note that the file needs a dot in front of it, like this: .xinitrc

I'm not sure how far along you are in your install.

Did you do a fresh netinstall of Debian Sarge?

Did you install the X system after completing the base install?

Did you run xf86config?

What other apps have you installed?

i use ubuntu 5.04
i edited out my sourcelist with the one ubuntuguide said i should have
i got fluxbox from synapic
that's it.
and putting ".xinitrc" didn't help

[oz]

Ok, I think Ubuntu uses GDM, so you should be able to select a fluxbox "session" in GDM right before logging in. You can delete the .xinitrc file if it's not needed.