On 14Jun2011 16:13, Hiisi <hiisi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Is it possible to run twm on fedora 15? | I can't find anything on it in documentation. The only link I've found | so far is this: | http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/12/html/Deployment_Guide/s2-x-clients-winmanagers.html | It's outdated and doesn't work. I did the following: | became root and run init 3 | then xinit -e /usr/bin/twm | After that there was an error from X-server about usb-configuration | and then it halted. >From "man xinit" (admittedly, not on F15): EXAMPLES Below are several examples of how command line arguments in xinit are used. [...] xinit -e widgets -- ./Xorg -l -c This will use the command .Xorg -l -c to start the server and will append the arguments -e widgets to the default xterm command. So you ended up running: xterm /usr/bin/twm versus the more correct (syntacticly, anyway - it is still the wrong thing to do). The standard way to get full control is to make a ~/.xsession shell script. For example, mine: #!/bin/sh . /etc/profile . $HOME/.profile exec $HOME/rc/x11/session and then the "session" script it runs at the bottom starts the tools of your choice and then execs your preferred window mangler. Then just do a GUI login as normal. As yourself, _NOT_ as root! Try not to muck with root's environment - it is best to not get surprises when root. Untested example: #!/bin/sh ( xterm & ) exec twm (The purpose of the subshell it to make the clients - xterm - not be children of the WM - avoids zombies). Or you could just have the .xsession: #!/bin/sh . /etc/profile . $HOME/.profile ( xterm & ) exec twm Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ I very strongly suggest that you periodically place ice packs over the abused areas. - Steve Garnier -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
