[openbox] How to lunch Openbox

jolupa jolupa at ya.com
Sun Jul 11 15:05:57 EDT 2004


Mael Hilléreau escribió:

> David Templer wrote:
>
>> jolupa wrote:
>>
>>> Well.
>>> I dont have the xsession folder on etc/X11 i cant found it.
>>> im using Mandrake 10.0 Official, and i found that Mandrake is a kind 
>>> of Microsoft, the archives the people told me to modify i cant find 
>>> them.
>>> Can i create the folder or they is making problems with the Mandrake.
>>> Thanx.
>>>
>>> David Templer escribió:
>>>
>>>> jolupa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi.
>>>>> I want that Openbo, replaces the Gnome as Desktop, but i dont know 
>>>>> how to add OpenBox to the GDM Chooser.
>>>>> Im using Mandrake 10.0 and compiled OpenBox (3.2) from sources.
>>>>> Thank U.
>>>>>
>>>> Take a look in /etc/X11/sessions....
>>>>
>>>> create a file called openbox.desktop like this.... (put it in 
>>>> /etc/X11/sessions)
>>>>
>>>> [*Desktop* Entry]
>>>> Encoding=UTF-8
>>>> Name=Fluxbox
>>>> Exec=fluxbox
>>>> TryExec=fluxbox
>>>> # no icon yet, only the top three are currently used
>>>> Icon=
>>>> Type=Application
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps...
>>>>
>>>> Dave T.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I use Arch Linux so I cannot tell you where Mandrake stores them but 
>> I would try either the command whereis or locate or find maybe you 
>> will have more luck
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
> You should have a look at /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/
> Mael.
>
>
>
I added the lines above on the /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/ nothing the openbox 
option on the gdm sessions is not appering.....
Anything else?..
Thanx



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