On 15 June 2011 04:58, Cameron Simpson <cs(a)zip.com.au> wrote:
On 14Jun2011 16:13, Hiisi <hiisi(a)fedoraproject.org> wrote:
| Is it possible to run twm on fedora 15?
| I can't find anything on it in documentation. The only link I've found
| so far is this:
|
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/12/html/Deployment_Guide/s2-x-...
| It's outdated and doesn't work. I did the following:
| became root and run init 3
| then xinit -e /usr/bin/twm
| After that there was an error from X-server about usb-configuration
| and then it halted.
>From "man xinit" (admittedly, not on F15):
EXAMPLES
Below are several examples of how command line arguments in xinit
are used. [...]
xinit -e widgets -- ./Xorg -l -c
This will use the command .Xorg -l -c to start the server
and will append the arguments -e widgets to the default xterm
command.
So you ended up running:
xterm /usr/bin/twm
versus the more correct (syntacticly, anyway - it is still the wrong
thing to do).
The standard way to get full control is to make a ~/.xsession shell
script. For example, mine:
#!/bin/sh
. /etc/profile
. $HOME/.profile
exec $HOME/rc/x11/session
and then the "session" script it runs at the bottom starts the tools of
your choice and then execs your preferred window mangler.
Then just do a GUI login as normal. As yourself, _NOT_ as root!
Try not to muck with root's environment - it is best to not get
surprises when root.
Untested example:
#!/bin/sh
( xterm &
)
exec twm
(The purpose of the subshell it to make the clients - xterm - not be
children of the WM - avoids zombies).
Or you could just have the .xsession:
#!/bin/sh
. /etc/profile
. $HOME/.profile
( xterm &
)
exec twm
Cheers,
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Cameron Simpson <cs(a)zip.com.au> DoD#743
http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/
Hi, Cameron!
Sorry for delay with response. I was on vacation since upgrading my
wife_rc1 (aka bride) to wife.i386.rpm. That was nice trip to Turkey,
Marmaris.
Thank you for clarification. I just tested it on F14 and now twm
starts. It warn me about lack of dozen fonts but seems to be working.
Actually problem was that I had to install xterm-261-2.fc14.x86_64 in
order to start twm using either xinit or any other way you suggested.
Tomorrow will test it on my F15 installation.
I very strongly suggest that you periodically place ice packs over
the abused
areas. - Steve Garnier
Thanks again
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Hiisi