Enlightenment

TravisB · 05-22-2002, 02:31 PM

I can not get enlightenment to start. Today I downloaded blackbox, fluxbox, and e. I edited my .xinitrc file so I can switch between gnome, kde, bb, and fb. This is my currnet .xinitrc file.

exec fluxbox
#exec startkde
#exec gnome-session
#exec blackbox
#exec /usr/local/enlightenment/bin/e_gen_gnome_menu
#exec enlightenment

I can not figure out where to point it so e will start. Using RH73. Suggestions?

DavidPhillips · 05-22-2002, 02:40 PM

search and see if you have an executable in your path by that name

TravisB · 05-22-2002, 02:42 PM

DavidPhillips · 05-22-2002, 02:52 PM

I use this command...

locate

to search for files. You will need to run this first to update the database.

updatedb

then run this command...

locate enlightenment

if it returns the path and filename then use the path and filename to see if it's executable.

ls -l /path/enlightenment

pielud · 05-22-2002, 02:52 PM

type

whereis enlightenment

trickykid · 05-22-2002, 02:55 PM

can't you just # the exec fluxbox and uncomment out the exec enlightment..
would look like this:

#exec fluxbox
#exec startkde
#exec gnome-session
#exec blackbox
#exec /usr/local/enlightenment/bin/e_gen_gnome_menu
exec enlightenment

TravisB · 05-22-2002, 03:03 PM

reply to trickykid: yes i could, but that does not work
I tried both of these lines individually with no success:
exec /usr/local/enlightenment/bin/e_gen_gnome_menu
exec enlightenment

I will look for it in my path when i get home, thanks for your help

TravisB · 05-23-2002, 05:09 AM

when i do the command: whereis enlightenment
I get: enlightenment: /usr/local/enlightenment
I changed my .xinitrc to look here and startx but get an error because /usr/local/enlightenment is a directory and not executable
locate elightenment did not show me anything that looked promising

DavidPhillips · 05-23-2002, 08:52 AM

I'm not sure, I don't use it, but isn't the script to start enlightenment en or something?

look around in

/usr/local/enlightenment/bin

neo77777 · 05-23-2002, 10:56 AM

do
rpm -qs enlightenment > out.txt
then view the out.txt
it contains location of all enlightenment files.

TravisB · 05-23-2002, 11:37 AM

Ok, we got it working. First of all, I did not install it by rpm. I decided to download and try installing it again, this time by rpm.
So i rpm -qs enlightenment > out.txt and saw /usr/bin/enlightenment . I modified my .xinitrc and it works fine. Thanks.