On Tue, 6 Oct 98 15:40:52 +0000
josephf_at_magpage.com
wrote concerning 'Re: FVWM: How do you run fvwm?':
> Hello,
>
> Well I am running redhat 4.2 with the source of 2.0.35 and I am actually
> trying to run fvwm95-2.
> If you could send me a script I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> The paths of my files are
>
> #! /bin/sh
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xbiff
> exec /usr/lib/X11/fvwm95-2
>
Joseph
OK, I have RedHat 4.2 here, as well. You already have startx, in
/usr/X11R6/bin.
1. Make sure /usr/X11R6/bin is in your PATH.
2. Edit ~/.Xclients to look like this:
#!/bin/sh
xterm &
xbiff &
twm
and type startx.
twm is another window manager that will always be there. If this works
we have a good start.
3. Now find the executable for fvwm95-2. /usr/lib/X11 is a strange place
for the executable to live. Are you sure it isn't in /usr/bin/X11
(which is, in fact, just a symlink to /usr/X11R6/bin)?
Try substituting it for twm:
#!/bin/sh
xterm &
xbiff &
fvwm95-2
If none of this works send me the error messages and I'll try and figure
out what went wrong.
Also, if you like, take a look at /usr/X11R6/bin/startx to see what it
is doing. I'll send a copy of my simplified version later on when I have
some more time.
Ric
Richard J Lister, Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Phone: +1 202-687 2878
Email: ric_at_giccs.georgetown.edu
Web:
http://www.giccs.georgetown.edu/~ric/
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Received on Tue Oct 06 1998 - 11:01:22 BST