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nTia89

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Registered: 2008-12-22

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slim and .xinitrc problems

hi to all,

I'm trying to install an archlinux+openbox

i have some problems:

1- i've set slim to save screenshot in my home with

~/slim-screenshot.png

but slim save it in the root

/slim-screenshot.png

. how can i fix it ?

2- halt, reboot, shutdown don't work in slim; related section in slim.conf is default , i haven't modify nothing...how can i solve ?

3- D-BUS archwiki recommend to:

If you are not using a desktop environment, more than likely you will need to add the following to your .xinitrc:

#
if which dbus-launch >/dev/null && test -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"; then
       eval "$(dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session)"
fi

This is used to start a user d-bus session (seperate from the system's)

;

how can i append that new part in my .xinitrc?

my .xinitrc:

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox-session

thanks

Last edited by nTia89 (2010-09-02 16:43:17)

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nTia89

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From: varese, italy

Registered: 2008-12-22

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Re: slim and .xinitrc problems

upp

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Labello

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From: Germany

Registered: 2010-01-21

Posts: 317

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Re: slim and .xinitrc problems

3- D-BUS archwiki recommend to:

If you are not using a desktop environment, more than likely you will need to add the following to your .xinitrc:

#
if which dbus-launch >/dev/null && test -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"; then
       eval "$(dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session)"
fi

This is used to start a user d-bus session (seperate from the system's)

;

how can i append that new part in my .xinitrc?

my .xinitrc:

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox-session

thanks

no need to do this. this part is already in your ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh ;-)

dunno about your slim-issue though :-(

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nTia89

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From: varese, italy

Registered: 2008-12-22

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Re: slim and .xinitrc problems

ok, perfect, problem n° 3 solved....

PS: autostart.sh must be executable ?

PS2: if dbus section is already present in autostart.sh, my .xinitrc is wrong ?

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skanky

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Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

Re: slim and .xinitrc problems

1) yes
2) I Don't use openbox, but you could look at the contents of autostart.sh and see what's there. What's there doesn't need to be in .xinitrc.

Last edited by skanky (2010-09-02 21:44:53)

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Labello

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From: Germany

Registered: 2010-01-21

Posts: 317

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Re: slim and .xinitrc problems

my .xinitrc is:

exec ck-launch-session openbox-session

and i do just fine. everything works. like usb-key-detection and the like.

just make shure that "hal" is in the daemons-arra of your rc.conf:

DAEMONS=(hal ... ...)

and make shure that you entirely follow the installation-instructions from the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ope … stallation

Last edited by Labello (2010-09-02 21:28:58)

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