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#1 2011-02-10 18:35:45

macross
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[Solved]There is no .xinitrc

So i have followed everything exactly as told in the beginners guide on how to properly install arch. I decided to install LXDE as my DE so i used this guide https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LX … he_Desktop everything went well until i tried to complete this step :

Console

To be able to start the desktop from the console, several other options exist.

To use startx, you will need to define LXDE in your ~/.xinitrc file:
exec ck-launch-session startlxde

There is no ~/.xinitrc file in that directory. So i cannot start lxde automatically. So what should i do?

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#2 2011-02-10 18:37:17

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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

Make one yourself or copy the template from /etc/skel/.


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#3 2011-02-10 18:39:01

the gray
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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LX … he_Desktop

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#4 2011-02-10 18:54:53

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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

echo "exec ck-launch-session startlxde" > ~/.xinitrc

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#5 2011-02-10 18:58:14

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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

Mr.Elendig wrote:
echo "exec ck-launch-session startlxde" > ~/.xinitrc

You took the last bit of learning away from the thread!

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#6 2011-02-11 01:56:50

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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

I struggled with this too, even after installing arch more than once. Short term memory'd?
If I'm not mistaken this little bit of info is not in the Unofficial Beginners Guide.

Edit: after rereading the original post, it is in the LXDE wiki. I still think it should be in the beginners guide smile

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#7 2011-02-11 04:40:01

macross
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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

Thanks everyone!

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#8 2011-02-11 08:11:58

litemotiv
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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

wsims wrote:

I struggled with this too, even after installing arch more than once. Short term memory'd?
If I'm not mistaken this little bit of info is not in the Unofficial Beginners Guide.

Edit: after rereading the original post, it is in the LXDE wiki. I still think it should be in the beginners guide smile

The beginner's guide does say this:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … #Testing_X


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#9 2011-02-11 09:05:23

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Re: [Solved]There is no .xinitrc

This was one of my first obstacles with Linux: If a file is not here, create it.

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