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Old 07-31-2003, 09:55 PM   #1
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Include on X boot... xinitrc


How do you configure the X boot to run a given command? To my knowledge I have no .xinitrc files in my user directories and don't really know how I would go about configuring one. Any easy way to add a command to the X boot?
 
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Firstly, check what your window manager/
desktop environment has to offer :)

KDE for instance has an Autostart-folder.

Secondly, to create a customized .xinitrc
you can just copy one of the systems ones
and edit it to your liking ;)

Look in /etc/X11/xinit/ and take your pick ;)

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Old 07-31-2003, 11:19 PM   #3
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How about this:

http://www.fluxbox.org/docbook/en/fl...html#APP-SETUP

Geared towards Fluxbox but I found it helpful.

-JMagi
 
Old 07-31-2003, 11:32 PM   #4
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Anybody mind posting a mockup .xinitrc file? I'm not having too much luck.
 
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Code:
#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

# Start the window manager:
/sbin/trail.sh&
gkrellm&
lavaps&
/usr/local/bin/tpb&
xscreensaver& 
exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox
 
Old 08-01-2003, 09:56 AM   #6
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So should I just be able to add a line in that says:

xkbset bo 1
(just a command line run command)
and it will run that, or no? (hasn't seemed to work, but I don't exactly know what I'm doing all that much)

Also, is there any way to set it up so that it repeats this command after x seconds/minutes?

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xkbset bo 1
(just a command line run command)
and it will run that, or no?
Yes ... before the exec statement, though.

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Also, is there any way to set it up so that it repeats this command after x seconds/minutes?
Nope. But you can put an
"at" command there.

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