How to change from gnome to fluxbox ?

b_vasu · 08-28-2003, 09:16 AM

I have been using gnome , I am having the same problem of resources and system being slow . So i have downloaded the fluxbox and intalled it. But I am not able to configure the system to start the x with fluxbox . Could anyone help ??

mcd · 08-28-2003, 10:40 AM

do you mean X doesn't start automatically, or when you start X it won't run? if you're logging in on the command line, just type startx to, um, start X.

b_vasu · 08-28-2003, 10:49 AM

Yes I tried by typing at the command startx . It was giving error as the x was already started and used by other program.

so I went in and changed the /etc/inittab file

id:5:defualt... to
id:3:default...

then when logged abck in the system started in command mode only. So typed #startx , still it goes into gnome . Any other setting missing here ?!!

Thanks.

DrOzz · 08-28-2003, 11:27 AM

if you say fluxbox is installed, then all you will have to do is go into your home folder and edit the .xinitrc file, and simply add:
exec fluxbox
if the file isn't there, then just make it....

slackmagic · 08-28-2003, 12:15 PM

don't know if you're running RH 9.0 or another distro, but you might wanna check this out

it might help you!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=85804

b_vasu · 08-28-2003, 02:13 PM

Thanks retiredsoldier,
Thats exactly what I wanted.