Window manager

rootbryan · 08-28-2003, 07:40 PM

What do i have to do to make the window manager to load automatically at boot time?

Proud · 08-28-2003, 07:45 PM

Do you want automatic login? That's a very bad thing. Wherever you do dont just not set a password though.

Do you normally log in via command line or graphical screen?

rootbryan · 08-28-2003, 08:01 PM

yes, i want automatic login and i log in via command line.
about the other subject, i 'm sorry i don 't know anything.

contrasutra · 08-28-2003, 08:10 PM

You cant have it automatically login, and if you could, NEVER do that. Its a horrible security risk.

If for some reason SSH or telnet was on that machine, I could get into your machine and delete all your files without even trying.

If you want a GUI to start automatically, edit your /etc/inittab (as root), like:

id:3:initdefault:

to

id:5:initdefault:

rootbryan · 08-28-2003, 08:21 PM

thanks i 'll do it
salu2

andrewlkho · 08-29-2003, 06:35 AM

or you could set your .bashrc file so when you log in via the command line, it'll run X

rootbryan · 09-18-2003, 10:41 PM

I can´t found the .bashrc, and
How do i do that?

Thymox · 09-19-2003, 10:42 AM

It is a hidden file - hence the dot at the beginning. If you haven't got it already then make it! Just fire up your editor of choice, create the file and save it as /home/bryan/.bashrc

rootbryan · 09-23-2003, 06:43 PM

How do i create the file? What do i have to write in it?

contrasutra · 09-23-2003, 07:10 PM

create it in any text editor you want.

rootbryan · 09-23-2003, 07:24 PM

what do i have to write in this file?

Thymox · 09-24-2003, 07:30 AM

<edit>Complete rewrite of the post. Was about .xinitrc/.xsession files, but should be about .bashrc files.</edit>

The .bashrc file should contain things like any aliases you may want to use, any environment variables you want to set, etc. For example, you could have something as simple as:

Code:

#! /bin/bash
alias ls='ls --color=always'
alias ll='ls -l'

That would be a very simplistic one. There may be an 'example/default' bashrc file in /etc - usually without the preceding dot. Have a look and if so, you may be fine simply copying that to your home directory.

pe2338 · 09-24-2003, 10:42 AM

isn't .bashrc supposed to be ran _every_time_ you open a non-login shell?

In that case that's not quite what rootbryan wants....? or is it?

just a thought!

do the /etc/inittab thingy that contrsutra said.
set the wm from .xinit.rc, .xsession or some other file (man X, man xinit can help you

Thymox · 09-24-2003, 12:59 PM

D'oh! Sorry - I was actually thinking about a completely different thread at the time of writing.

Just going to edit it...