xsession missing? ? ?

[icedtea]

guys why is that i dont have the .xsession / xsession file on my home directory? ?

[root@vector~]# find /home/me -name xsession
[root@vector~]# find /home/me -name .xsession

no results found .... another one:


[root@vector~]# find / -name .xsession
find: /proc/5753/task: No such file or directory
find: /proc/5753/fd: No such file or directory


BUT i saw the Xsession script on the /etc/X11/xdm in slack is this the one? ? ?

the reason why im doing this is i have a plan of trying fluxbox as my WM

[Javasnob]

Try this:

find / -iname *xsession* 2>/dev/null

The name by itself searches for files with the exact same name, and -iname is a case-insensitive search. 2>/dev/null just suppresses error messages.

[icedtea]

sir, i really did not find it:

[root@vector~]# find / -iname *.xsession* 2>/dev/null
[root@vector~]#

and :

ls -a /home/me

./ .config/ .kde/ .xine/
../ .dmrc .kderc .xmms/
.DCOPserver_vector.linux.vnet_:0@ .fonts/ .local/ .xsession-errors
.DCOPserver_vector.linux.vnet__0 .fonts.cache-1 .macromedia/ Desktop/
.ICEauthority .fonts.conf .mcop/ Trash/
.Xauthority .fullcircle/ .mcoprc downloads/
.Xdefaults .gaim/ .mozilla/ linuxhelp/
.acrorc .gamix/ .mplayer/ nano.save
.asoundrc .gftp/ .openoffice.org2/ walls/
.bash_history .gkrellm2/ .qt/ xtras/
.bash_profile .gtkrc .recently-used
.bashrc* .gtkrc.mine .thumbnails/
.cache/ .icons/ .xchat2/
[me@vector~]$


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do i have to create a file named " .xsession " (as stated in some forums i saw) ?

btw m using KDE, and have /etc/X11/xdm - there i found the " Xsession " script/ ( m not sure IF its the one )

[Javasnob]

Go ahead and create the file; then edit it to your needs.

[devils casper]

do i have to create a file named " .xsession " (as stated in some forums i saw) ?
btw m using KDE, and have /etc/X11/xdm - there i found the " Xsession " script/ ( m not sure IF its the one )

create .xsession file... if things not work out... post Xsession script here.....






casper

[icedtea]

 #!/bin/sh # $XConsortium: Xsession /main/10 1995/12/18 18:21:28 gildea $ # # $XFree86: xc/programs/xdm/config/Xsession,v 1.2 1998/01/11 03:48:32 dawes Exp $ # Modified for Slackware-3.5, 28-Mar-98 volkerdi # Extensively rewritten for Slackware 7.0, 03-Oct-1999 volkerdi # Patched to give priority to $HOME/.xsession, 10-Oct-1999 volkerdi # Merged changes into upstream (XFree86-4.0.2) version, 17-Feb-2001 volkerdi # Fixes for $PATH (from Jim Diamond), GDM/KDM/XDM, 2003-02-07 volkerdi # Add launching any xinitrc.* script if exist, 2003-11-28 Eko M. Budi # # redirect errors to a file in user's home directory if we can for errfile in "$HOME/.xsession-errors" "${TMPDIR-/tmp}/xses-$USER" "/tmp/xses-$USER" do if ( cp /dev/null "$errfile" 2> /dev/null ) then chmod 600 "$errfile" exec > "$errfile" 2>&1 break fi done userresources=$HOME/.Xresources usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap # merge in defaults and keymaps if [ -r $sysresources ]; then xrdb -merge $sysresources fi if [ -r $sysmodmap ]; then xmodmap $sysmodmap fi if [ -r $userresources ]; then xrdb -merge $userresources fi if [ -r $usermodmap ]; then xmodmap $usermodmap fi # Since xdm doesn't run a bash -login shell (or any other login shell) # we should source these files to set up the user's environment. profile=/etc/profile userprofile=~/.profile if [ -r $profile ]; then source $profile 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null fi if [ -r $userprofile ]; then source $userprofile 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null fi # Set the $PATH through the user's preferred shell. case `basename "$SHELL"` in bash|sh|ash) PATH="`( echo 'echo $PATH' | bash --login ) | tail -1`" ;; csh|tcsh) PATH="`( echo 'echo $PATH' | tcsh -l ) | tail -1`" ;; ksh) PATH="`( cat /etc/profile ; echo 'echo $PATH' ) | ksh | tail -1`" ;; zsh) PATH="`( echo 'echo $PATH' | zsh -l ) | tail -1`" ;; *) # We don't know your shell, so we'll set up reasonable defaults. if [ "`whoami`" = "root" ]; then PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin else PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin fi ;; esac # These files (if they exist) are used to set up the X related environment. We used to # exec .xsession at this location, but that can interfere with choosing a session type # through XDM/KDM/GDM so it was moved to after a requested session is started. Since # that means that .xsession might never be run at all when using XDM/KDM/GDM, support # for the xprofile was added to allow a way for the user to customize the X environment. if [ -r /etc/xprofile ]; then source /etc/xprofile fi if [ -r ~/.xprofile ]; then source ~/.xprofile fi if [ -r ~/.xset.sh ]; then source ~/.xset.sh fi # Some people say that an .xsession file should always be given priority, even if a # different window manager was requested in $1. If you want that behavior, uncomment # the lines below. This is not recommended (nor, in general, is the use of an # .xsession file as a default... it should be left for the advanced users). #if [ -x $HOME/.xsession ]; then # exec $HOME/.xsession $@ #fi # if there is xinitrc for the selected session, run it # Added by Kocil for Vector Linux echo "Session = $1" >> $errfile if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.$1 ]; then echo "Launching xinitrc.$1" >> $errfile exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.$1 fi # If a particular session type was requested in $1, start that session: case "$1" in failsafe) xsetroot -solid SteelBlue exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 ;; kde|KDE) exec startkde ;; gnome|GNOME) exec gnome-session ;; icewm|IceWM) exec icewm-session ;; fluxbox|Fluxbox) exec fluxbox ;; xfce4|XFCE4) exec startxfce4 ;; windowmaker|wmaker) exec wmaker ;; openwin) exec olvwm ;; fvwm2) xsetroot -solid SteelBlue exec fvwm2 ;; fvwm95) xsetroot -solid SteelBlue exec fvwm95 ;; afterstep) exec afterstep ;; enlightenment) exec enlightenment ;; twm) #xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & #xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & #xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 & #xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login & xsetroot -solid SteelBlue exec twm ;; esac echo "Could not find a suitable WM for session $1" >> $errfile # If we aren't running from XDM/KDM/GDM and no window manager was # specified, then we'll run the user's $HOME/.xsession if it's # executable. This must be set up to run the user's window manager. echo "Trying default $HOME/.xsession" >> $errfile if [ -x $HOME/.xsession ]; then exec $HOME/.xsession $@ fi echo "Trying default $HOME/.xinitrc" >> $errfile if [ -x $HOME/.xinitrc ]; then exec $HOME/.xinitrc $@ fi # If the user doesn't have their own xsession and none was specified in # $1, then run the system default session type: echo "Trying global default /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc" >> $errfile echo if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ]; then exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc fi # If a $startup variable is set to define the window or session manager, # then run that: if [ -s "$startup" -a -x "$startup" ]; then exec "$startup" fi if [ -r "$resources" ]; then xrdb -load "$resources" fi # Run xsm as a failsafe. exec xsm

that is my Xsession - i hope u guys can guide me here. . . (as for the documents i have, i stil have to create the < .fluxbox > dir (of course )

[kern]

why are you having to create the $HOME/.fluxbox directory?

if you install the fluxbox package, it provides this for you.

[icedtea]

really? because it was stated in THEIR own docs that you should separately create the dir for fluxbox. . .hmm is flux ur WM? so wats next after this? as the docu says, i SHOULD have the /home/me/.xsession OR xinitrc file.. BUT i really cnt find this files.. except for xinitrc that is located in /etc/X11/ WHICH points to xinitrc.kde

xinitrc -> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.kde*

[kern]

make one

echo fluxbox > ~/.xinitrc