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Old September 14th, 2003, 05:11 PM
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I am happy to say that I've installed FreeBSD but i'm still having problems with the X window system.

I used xf86config to configure and when I use startx the server starts up but kde or gnome doesn't.... I just get a weird windowed environment (light green window headers, grey/black background).

Anyone know whats wrong? I'm pretty sure I have kde and gnome installed.
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activate gnome or kde in /stand/sysinstall, option "Desktop".
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>Anyone know whats wrong? I'm pretty sure I have kde and gnome installed.
startx is a script that defaults to calling .xinitrc and using a vanilla window manager using twm. You can either activate the desktop as stated above, or run startx and then activate KDE or gnome from an xterm:
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% startkde

Or replace the call to twm in the .xinitrc file to startkde
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thanks it worked. I set the desktop with sysinstall.... but where is .xinitrc located
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Create one in your home directory if it doesn't already exist. The settings on your .xinitrc will override the default xinitrc settings. For example, mine has the following:
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xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "Desktop" &
exec blackbox
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