[gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

[gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

[Christopher Krull]

Gents,
All I would like to suggest that in the Desktop Config guide you all have
posted that in between code listings 4 and 5 that you make it clear that you
need to issue the reboot command otherwise you will not be able to run startx.
It doesnt mention that anywhere and to a person who is coming from a Distro
where every thing X is done for you then it is not quite clear.


Thanks,
Chris Krull

Re: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

[Grant Goodyear]

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> All I would like to suggest that in the Desktop Config guide you all have
> posted that in between code listings 4 and 5 that you make it clear that you
> need to issue the reboot command otherwise you will not be able to run startx.
> It doesnt mention that anywhere and to a person who is coming from a Distro
> where every thing X is done for you then it is not quite clear.

I've _never_ had to reboot to run startx.  It may not be in your path
(I should change the docs to use the full path for startx, just
in case), but just source /etc/profile.

-g2boojum-


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Re: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

[Mark Cox]

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On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 06:00, Grant Goodyear wrote:
> > All I would like to suggest that in the Desktop Config guide you all have
> > posted that in between code listings 4 and 5 that you make it clear that you
> > need to issue the reboot command otherwise you will not be able to run startx.
> > It doesnt mention that anywhere and to a person who is coming from a Distro
> > where every thing X is done for you then it is not quite clear.
> 
> I've _never_ had to reboot to run startx.  It may not be in your path
> (I should change the docs to use the full path for startx, just
> in case), but just source /etc/profile.
> 
> -g2boojum-
> 

This is the one thing I love about linux, the only thing you need to
reboot for is a new kernel. 




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RE: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

[Christopher Krull]

Thanks that worked noticed on the forums about needing to reboot.
Figured I would suggest it. Great docs though.

Chris	

-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Goodyear [mailto:g2boojum@gentoo.org] 
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 15:01
To: ckrull@earthlink.net
Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide

> All I would like to suggest that in the Desktop Config guide you all
have
> posted that in between code listings 4 and 5 that you make it clear
that you
> need to issue the reboot command otherwise you will not be able to run
startx.
> It doesnt mention that anywhere and to a person who is coming from a
Distro
> where every thing X is done for you then it is not quite clear.

I've _never_ had to reboot to run startx.  It may not be in your path
(I should change the docs to use the full path for startx, just
in case), but just source /etc/profile.

-g2boojum-