[openbox] How to lunch Openbox

[Robert Carson]

Don't know if this will help you but all you should need to do is type
this at a prompt

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echo "exec /usr/bin/openbox" > /etc/X11/Sessions/openbox
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you may have to reboot or if you are at a linux console then you could do:
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/etc/init.d/xdm restart
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:05:57 +0200, jolupa <jolupa at ya.com> wrote:
> 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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R. Carson


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