Running scripts at x start

[Chris H]

Running Slack 10.0 and Windowmaker. Wassa best way to run a dockapp when windowmaker starts? What file should I add the command to?

/etc/rc.d/rc.local can be used before X but what about when X starts?

Ta.

[borromini]

Most DE's or WM's have an autostart folder, just do some googling . XFCE for example has ~/Desktop/Autostart/. You just have to put a symlink to the program there.

[Chris H]

Just for info, created a file called ~/.xprofile and added the scripts to there like

wmCalCloc &

Works fine.

May be different if you're using a desktop manager, booting straight into command line here, then Windowmaker with startx.

[Libervisco]

The same goes for .xinitrc file. I guess .xprofile and .xinitrc pretty much do the same thing.

[kern]

.xinitrc is for init 3 based startx

.xprofile is for init 4 (slack) XDM login

[Chris H]

Hmm, tis not actually running at boot. Windowmaker must be saving the settings somewhere. I will try .xinitrc when I get a chance.

[Libervisco]

.xinitrc is for init 3 based startx

.xprofile is for init 4 (slack) XDM login

I see, thanks for the clarification.

Daniel

[DoctorDan]

.xinitrc is runlevel 2 for debian also i guess?

if a desktop manager isnt starting at boot your gonna have to check the startup scripts found in a subdirectory of the /etc/ (/etc/init.d for debian) folder and be sure its symlinked to the right directory for your runlevel.

also be sure that you have a desktop manager installed .

[kern]

you're talking about graphical init 5 (4 on slack) XDM login

you do not symlink anything in slack, thats debian


you edit the initdefault in /etc/inittab to 4 instead of 3

thats it.

[kern]

also , slackware doesnt use the System V init.d layout

it uses the BSD init system

you dont have specific directories for different runlevels, although there is a sysv init package which supports them if you want, the rc.S / rc.M scripts will also honour any home made rc.x/ dirs you make too.

but I tend not to bother with them.