FS#7202 - /etc/skel/.xinitrc should provide more WM/DE choices

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Dale Blount (dale) - Friday, 18 May 2007, 13:39 GMT
Last edited by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Tuesday, 03 February 2009, 18:02 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.8 Voodoo
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

exec wmaker
# exec startkde
# exec icewm
# exec blackbox
# exec fluxbox

could we get gnome-session and xfce's startup commands added?
This task depends upon

Closed by  Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Tuesday, 03 February 2009, 18:02 GMT
Reason for closing:  None
Additional comments about closing:  See final comments
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Friday, 18 May 2007, 17:36 GMT
And please comment wmaker. It's in Unsupported now! ;-)
Comment by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Friday, 18 May 2007, 23:48 GMT
the file is part of filesystem now
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Saturday, 15 December 2007, 14:32 GMT
while this is most likely trivial hasnt beeen fixed yet
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Sunday, 16 December 2007, 04:19 GMT
actually it was partially implemented. attached file should cover most tastes
   xinitrc (0.2 KiB)
Comment by Corrado Primier (bardo) - Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 18:51 GMT
In this list is included dwm, which belongs to [community] and shouldn't be here. The list is also incomplete.
Comment by Corrado Primier (bardo) - Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 18:52 GMT
The list includes dwm, which belongs to [community], and excludes a lot of [extra] WM/DEs. A full list follows;
I left the three major DEs on top, the others are listed alphabetically.

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# exec afterstep
# exec blackbox
# exec e16
# exec fluxbox
# exec icewm
# exec openbox
# exec pekwm
# exec ratpoison
# exec twm
# exec wmii
# ... or any other WM of your choosing ...
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Sunday, 04 May 2008, 16:12 GMT
I would propose this one instead. Only the 3 DE listed and 1 line to include all WM's.

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# ...or the WM of your choice
Comment by Loui Chang (louipc) - Tuesday, 03 June 2008, 06:59 GMT
Good idea.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Monday, 02 February 2009, 03:04 GMT
Can this be applied in svn so this can be closed? Its a trivial fix, and the attached suggestion is as complaint-proof as possible IMO.
   xinitrc (0.2 KiB)
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Monday, 02 February 2009, 21:37 GMT
Which package owns this file these days? I moved it out of filesystem a while ago, but cannot remember where
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Tuesday, 03 February 2009, 00:47 GMT
xorg-xinit
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Tuesday, 03 February 2009, 18:01 GMT
Committed dolby's proposed changes to the trunk. Closing...

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