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#1 2009-06-05 18:50:09

Uruz2012
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[SOLVED]quick question about Xorg installation

I was reading through the Beginner's Guide Wiki article in preparation for a fresh install and came across this under Prepare for the test by configuring ~/.xinitrc

"If you installed from a fresh (Core) install, it does not include the X window manager, so .xinitrc does not exist in /etc/skel. Instead, use the sample provided here"

Maybe this is me being dumb but how exactly would I go about this. Would I just create the file by hand and make it executable?

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#2 2009-06-05 18:59:56

Nepherte
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Re: [SOLVED]quick question about Xorg installation

In the beginner's guide, the subsection about configuring .xinitrc is preceded by installing and configuring xorg. So you should have a copy of .xinitrc in /etc/skel if you have followed the instructions sequentially. It does seem a bit misplaced or unclear indeed.

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#3 2009-06-05 19:16:35

Uruz2012
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Re: [SOLVED]quick question about Xorg installation

Thanks for the quick response.

That line probably isn't even needed since the guide assumes that you've followed it step-by-step anyway. Or maybe it should be stated that installing Xorg creates that file. Even the Xorg wiki article doesn't state that.

edit: Added a line to the beginner's guide to clarify this.

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