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#1 2004-07-31 00:24:34

Dagreat1
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Pacman Install question.

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Hello.
I use pacman -Sy packagename -- to download and istall packages.
Did the same with xfce4. pacman -Sy xfce4
It asked for a huge download with xorg. I accepted and it downloaded everything. Now I followed this guide on installing xorg, since it seemed xfce4 needed it. That's why it came bundled with xfce4 download. It went fine, and so did pacman -S xfce4
Now the problem is when I startxfce4, it doesnt work. And startxfce works but it takes me to the older 3.x version. Do I need to remove the 3.x package? Would that be wise? Can both the xfce packages/versions work at the same time?
Can I refine my pacman switches and or correct them, if wrong? Any suggestions and help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.


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#2 2004-07-31 09:54:08

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Re: Pacman Install question.

do you have "exec startxfce4" in your ~/.xinitrc ?


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#3 2004-07-31 16:29:47

Dusty
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Re: Pacman Install question.

put xerces2's line in your ~/.xinitrc, and use 'startx' to start everything.

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#4 2004-08-01 00:31:01

Dagreat1
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Re: Pacman Install question.

Yes, but it doesnt work. I did try this earlier, replacing fvwm(old) with xfce4 and alternatively startxfce4, but none work. I get a "Error in line X in ~/.xinitrc sfce4 not found." That is why I was wondering if the pacman syntax of getting xfce4 was right.
I'll re-get it if it helps.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.


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#5 2004-08-01 00:37:02

IceRAM
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Re: Pacman Install question.

Dagreat1 wrote:

"Error in line X in ~/.xinitrc sfce4 not found."

Are you sure you typed "xfce4" correctly. This error message tells me something else.

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#6 2004-08-01 01:17:32

Dagreat1
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Re: Pacman Install question.

Sorry, a minor typo in the post. It is xfce, not sfce.
It's fixed now though. I re-installed it and followed the directions. It works fine now. Not sure what was wrong earlier?
Thanks for staying with me., everyone.


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