PLS answer my question!

Jens Rehsack rehsack at liwing.de
Thu Nov 6 12:04:59 PST 2003


Valerian Galeru wrote:
> I installed x windows with sysinstall, then i installed blackbox
 > (a window manager). Then if x server is not started and i execute
 > blackbox command i get a error like this: x server not started
 > something like this. If i start xserver and then run the
 > blackbox command,  i get another error (something like this
 > one: another windows manager started, but i didnt install
 > any window manager). And then, i can configure ~/.xinitrc
 > but i cant find it in my home directory (in /home/val (val
 > is my username) and in root the same). Ok. In man xstart
 > it is said that this file can miss, and then i must go to
 > /usr/...... after i configure that file and run startx
 > nothing happens.

One senseful action would be, copy /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
into your home directory as .xinitrc and change the
line 'twm' into your favourite window manager.

 > What is the problem?

You did neither read the documentation carefully enough
nor ask a good question.

 > How can i deinstall x windows and start it again?

pkg_delete -rx XFree

 > Or what can i DO???

Try man pkg_delete first :-)

 >  10x  for help

No thanks. Therefore we're here :-)

Jens



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