[openbox] How to lunch Openbox

Mael Hilléreau mael.hillereau at free.fr
Sun Jul 11 11:58:45 EDT 2004


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.




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