[solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

aaronkai · 2012-03-23 04:37:17

I am having trouble getting openbox and .xinitrc to work together to launch my screensaver daemon and wallpaper. It must work to some extent because it is launching openbox, but neither nitrogen nor xscreensaver seem to be launching. Here is my .xinitrc file. Please tell me where else I can look to find the answer to this problem.

#!/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

exec openbox-session 
#xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
nitrogen --restore &
xscreensaver -no-splash &

Last edited by aaronkai (2012-03-23 23:43:54)

w0ng · 2012-03-23 04:49:17

try putting exec openbox-session on the last line

ewaller · 2012-03-23 04:54:23

... Or put an ampersand after exec openbox-session

jasonwryan · 2012-03-23 06:10:36

...or start that stuff in the aptly named autostart file.

aaronkai · 2012-03-23 23:41:17

[solved]

I put it in the autostart file.

For other noobuses out there, that would be in .config/openbox/autostart.

Thanks guys.

FlyingHappy · 2012-03-24 02:01:02

Actually, it would be ~/.config/openbox/autostart

Not to be nit-picky

Last edited by FlyingHappy (2012-03-24 02:01:26)

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#1 2012-03-23 04:37:17

[solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

#2 2012-03-23 04:49:17

Re: [solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

#3 2012-03-23 04:54:23

Re: [solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

#4 2012-03-23 06:10:36

Re: [solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

#5 2012-03-23 23:41:17

Re: [solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

#6 2012-03-24 02:01:02

Re: [solved]Problems with .xinitrc and openbox

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