[openbox] Openbox and startx on Debian/Ubuntu

[R. Mattes]

On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:54:39 -0500, Andrew Pennebaker wrote 
>  
> Debian/Ubuntu dependencies should include xinit. Otherwise, there is no
guarantee that "startx" is present. 
>  
> Problem: 
> 
> 1. Install a minimal version of Debian 6.0 Squeeze or Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick. 
> 2. $ apt-get install openbox 
> 3. $ startx: command not found 

Why do you expect startx to be present? Install xinit if you need to.

> Solution: 

To what problem?
 
> 1. $ apt-get install xinit 
> 2. $ echo "exec openbox-session" > ~/.xinitrc 
> 3. $ startx 

This is wrong. Openbox doesn't _depend_ on xinit. That package is 
only needed for a local running X. There are good use cases for openbox
without a local X server (ssh with X forwaring etc.).

 Ralf Mattes

> Cheers, 
>  
> Andrew Pennebaker

-- 
 R. Mattes -- Systemeinheitsstreichler 
 Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg 
 rm at inm.mh-freiburg.de