How to start Gnome2-lite

[Outback Dingo]

vi `/.xinitrc

paste

exec gnome-session

then :wq

save the file, and startx


On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 5:07 AM, Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 05/03/2008, Jonathan Chen <jonc at chen.org.nz> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:41:47PM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
> > > I installed Gnome2-lite as a package. I then inserted the following
> line
> > >
> > > gnome_enable="YES"
> > >
> > > in rc.conf
> > >
> > > and also inserted the line
> > >
> > > exec gnome-session
> > >
> > > in the xinitrc file. | type startx after this, but gnome desktop
> > > doesnt load up. Instead the usual x windows screen loads up.
> >
> > The "gnome-session" line needs to be in ${HOME}/.xinitrc, which also
> > needs to have permissions 700 at least.
> >
> > Cheers.
> > --
> > Jonathan Chen <jonc at chen.org.nz>
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity
> >                     -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
> >
> SO if I log in as root, which I do, then this means that file will be
> in /root/ directory? But I cant find any .xinitrc file in root
> directory? WHat do I do?
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