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Hi, Im Ive just installed slack + fluxbox for the first time and im pretty lost... ive already installed other linux sys but fist time with slack and flux.. i have several question...
1st: ive recompiled flux with the ./configure --enable-kde and restarted it manytime(flux) but i dont have access to the K menu ...
2nd: i use BASH and in xterm, my prompt is bash-2.05b#. before i startx, its [phoenix@mafiabox:/] and when x is loaded its bash-2.05b# how can i change it?
Originally posted by phoenix99
1st: ive recompiled flux with the ./configure --enable-kde and restarted it manytime(flux) but i dont have access to the K menu ...
2nd: i use BASH and in xterm, my prompt is bash-2.05b#. before i startx, its [phoenix@mafiabox:/] and when x is loaded its bash-2.05b# how can i change it?
1.) For all I know flux' "--enable-kde" relates to KDE applets, not to the
menu.
2.) That's because the xterm started under X is not a login-shell.
You need to edit ~/.bashrc to get a different prompt.
export PS1="[\u@\h:\w]# "
Alternatively, invoke xterm with -ls, which is forcing a login-shell.
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