Fluxbox cant be installed in new archlinux installation (openbox, lxde

rado3105 · 2012-09-10 14:05:03

I installed archlinux with new method(very unsatisfied, the last was much simplier).
I already installed X, xf86-video-vesa, dbus, slim, fluxbox.
Also changed .xinitrc to exec fluxbox, but it shows me when I write startfluxbox this:

xmodmap: unable to open display '' Error: Couldn't connect to XServer

This is my .xinitrc:

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
[ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
done
unset f
fi
dbus-launch exec startfluxbox
# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

Last edited by rado3105 (2012-09-12 08:53:16)

rado3105 · 2012-09-10 16:25:17

I tryed to install lxde enviroment and everything works like should....so this is problem of fluxbox and archlinux(propably pacman).

rado3105 · 2012-09-11 21:51:06

here is wgetpaste from xorg log:
https://gist.github.com/3702306

Has anybody suceed to install fluxbox in archlinux?(new installation way).

jasonwryan · 2012-09-11 22:00:18

rado3105 wrote:

....so this is problem of fluxbox and archlinux(propably pacman).

Or, you have misconfigured your .xinitrc

rado3105 · 2012-09-11 22:06:32

https://gist.github.com/3702464

I dont think so....

rado3105 · 2012-09-12 08:54:14

Openbox works like a charm, so this is problem of archlinux and fluxbox. Propably fluxbox cant be properly installed on new archlinux installation(maybe - problem with intel drivers?)...

rado3105 · 2012-09-12 09:10:27

I tryed after installation of openbox to install fluxbox, rewrite .xinitrc for fluxbox and I started fluxbox. So this way fluxbox works. I uninstalled openbox and using now fluxbox....

Trilby · 2012-09-12 11:17:44

I suspect you also changed your xinitrc. It should not be expected to work as written and you Xorg log gives the expected result: X exited normally with nothing to do. The order of dbus-launch and exec matter.

Your xinitrc has launched dbus-launch as the sole process in X, then replaced that process with an exec command. I've never done this myself, as it is rather silly and pointless, but I expect X terminating normally could be an expected outcome.

Typos or copy paste errors are perfectly normal - I'm the king of PEBKAC errors - but before you start trying to blame perfectly good packages, or awesome package managers, you should first look for what you have done wrong.

DSpider · 2012-09-12 11:47:35

Like jasonwryan said, your ~/.xinitrc is wrong.

Back it up first, remove everything else in there and keep just:

exec dbus-launch startfluxbox

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fluxbox

You don't need "ck-launch-session" in there if you use SLiM (see the first note from the slim wiki page).

tomk · 2012-09-12 12:48:09

General observation: you are spuriously blaming random unconnected processes for your issue e.g.

this is problem of fluxbox and archlinux(propably pacman)

Propably fluxbox cant be properly installed on new archlinux installation(maybe - problem with intel drivers?)

To clarify, pacman installs the system files required to run fluxbox in specified directories - configuration is entirely your responsibility. And the method used to install archlinux has no relevance here.

IMO people would be more inclined to help you if you made an effort to improve your understanding of your system, and how different processes interact.

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#1 2012-09-10 14:05:03

Fluxbox cant be installed in new archlinux installation (openbox, lxde

#2 2012-09-10 16:25:17

Re: Fluxbox cant be installed in new archlinux installation (openbox, lxde

#3 2012-09-11 21:51:06

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#4 2012-09-11 22:00:18

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#5 2012-09-11 22:06:32

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