i can't run startx in my pc

[manumanu]

Hello Team

Let me tell you that i have a issue with startx command. I have modified a file called xinit (/usr/bin), now its impossible to log in to fluxbox. Appears a message :

/usr/bin/startx :line 195: 1756 Segmentation fault xinit "$client" $clientargs --"$server" $display $serverargs.

Please i need some help to resolve this issue or any recommendation, i'll be very happy

P.D How must I Build up a new xinit file or replace it?
Kind regardS

[jayd512]

Hello and Welcome!

cd into usr/bin.
Is there a file in there called xinit~? Many times in Linux, when you modify a file, the system will automatically create a copy of the original.
If it's there, you might be able to solve the problem by moving the original back.
As root:

mv xinit~ xinit

[BrianMicek]

Hi, If you are using RedHat or Fedora style Linux, you can reinstall it. For Fedora, the command would look something like this:

[root@bmicek ~]# yum search xinit
[...]
xorg-x11-xinit.x86_64 : X.Org X11 X Window System xinit startup scripts
ConsoleKit-x11.x86_64 : X11-requiring add-ons for ConsoleKit
xorg-x11-xinit-session.x86_64 : Display manager support for ~/.xsession and ~/.Xclients
[root@bmicek ~]# yum reinstall xorg-x11-xinit
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xorg-x11-xinit.x86_64 0:1.0.9-18.fc14 set to be reinstalled
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package               Arch          Version                Repository     Size
================================================================================
Reinstalling:
 xorg-x11-xinit        x86_64        1.0.9-18.fc14          fedora         43 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Reinstall     1 Package(s)

Total download size: 43 k
Installed size: 71 k

[vich00ss]

rename the automatically created "xinit~" as "xinit" using following command

mv xinit~ xinit

[atreyu]

What Linux distro are you using? The surest way to fix it is to reinstall the package to which it belongs (as per Brian's suggestion)

[manumanu]

Hello Team

I am using backtrack 5 R1

I Have a version from Debian

root@bt:/usr/local/bin# dpkg -l xinit
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
pi  xinit          1.2.0-1        X server initialisation tool
root@bt:/usr/local/bin#

root@bt:/usr/local/bin# dpkg -p xinit
Package: xinit
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: i386
Version: 1.2.0-1
Replaces: xbase-clients (<= 1:7.2.ds2-3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, x11-common, xauth
Recommends: xserver-xorg | xserver, xterm | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator
Size: 35772
Description: X server initialisation tool
 xinit and startx are programs which facilitate starting an X server, and
 loading a base X session.
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org>
root@bt:/usr/local/bin#

The surest way to solve this problem is resintall bynary file, however when i search in debian.org, appears a version different to me:

1.2.0-2

packages.debian.org/squeeze/xinit]Debian -- Details of package xinit in squeeze[/url]

packages.debian.org/squeeze/i386/xinit/download]Debian -- Package Download Selection -- xinit_1.2.0-2_i386.deb[/url]

Any suggestion? i reinstall this package binary in a virtual machine
./configure
make
make install

However works typing xinit, however startx doesn't work

[manumanu]

Hello Team

let me tell you that i had to reinstall xinit and it works.

i Have to solve the problem with backtrack 5 R1 updating and upgrading xinit file. To solve some issues with fluxbox i had to reinstall as well :apt-get install flux-for-back
Afortunately now i can swith from gnome to fluxbox and vice-versa modifying .xinitrc

Thanks a lot for your support

Best Regards!!