XCFE ...what's next?

Jozsef Mak j_mak3 at hotmail.com
Tue Feb 1 05:10:05 UTC 2005



>From: Michael Scottaline <mscottaline at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Michael Scottaline <mscottaline at gmail.com>
>To: Jozsef Mak <j_mak3 at hotmail.com>
>CC: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: XCFE ...what's next?
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:39:13 -0500
>
>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:57:58 -0500, Jozsef Mak <j_mak3 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > >From: Chris Kassopulo <ckasso at sprynet.com>
> > >To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >Subject: Re: XCFE ...what's next?
> > >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:13:50 -0500
> > >
> > >On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:15:05 -0500
> > >"Jozsef Mak" <j_mak3 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I uninstalled and reinstalled XFCE but i found no such an option you
> > > > mentioned. But the xfce42.desktop has been installed in the sessions
> > > > directory as it was stated in the installation instructions; yet I
> > >cannot
> > > > start xfce.
> > > >
> > >
> > >locate and run the script "startxfce4"
> > >
> > >Chris
> >
> > I did that and i got the following message.
> >
> > /usr/local/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0.0
> > xfce4-session: Another session manager is already running
>============================
>You can't run the command from a desktop already running a wm.  At
>login time choose "failsafe terminal".  When it opens type "startxfce4
>&" (w/o the quotes) and then minimize (do NOT close) the terminal.
>You should now be in an xfce session.  Read the documentation to add
>xfce to the menu, or run switchdesk utility.


Thanks Mike. Success.

jozmak

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