startx won't work

saiz66 · 05-27-2003, 11:36 PM

okay for some reason i can not run my x windows... i tried startx.. but it gave me a "bash - command not found" error message... wat could be wrong? i have run xwmconfig and chose a x windows already... any help? and i freshly installed slackware!!!!

Azmeen · 05-28-2003, 12:07 AM

Try startkde...

Strange though, startx starts normally on my box.

BittaBrotha · 05-28-2003, 12:13 AM

Did you get other error messages besides the one you wrote in first message? If so, post what they are!

saiz66 · 05-28-2003, 12:18 AM

i am pretty sure i haven't gotten any... it is weird cuz this is the first time i ever got this message also... startx always worked for me.. strange..

Azmeen · 05-28-2003, 12:21 AM

try locate startx (after running updatedb as root)

Could it be that it was deleted somehow?

terminator · 05-28-2003, 02:13 AM

try /usr/X11R6/bin/startx, if you can start X, then you should add /usr/X11R6/bin in path.

Steve009 · 05-28-2003, 02:54 AM

I had the same trouble
short-term remedy:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11/bin
long-term remedy:
put a line in your .bashrc file (in your home directory, /home/(user name)/:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11/bin

saiz66 · 05-28-2003, 04:14 PM

thnx for that.. anybody know why that would happen?