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Old 08-04-2006, 06:11 PM   #1
asimhafeez
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Unhappy startx problem


Hi

I installed FC5 but unable to use "startx" from root but if i login from a user e.g. abc and enter startx command it goes to KDE , any help please???


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Asim
 
Old 08-04-2006, 06:15 PM   #2
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So what's the problem? That's the way it's supposed to work. You shouldn't be running as root anyway.
 
  


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