[xubuntu-users] Questions about errors and duplicate messages in .xsession-errors#

[Mark Alan]

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:37:11 +0000, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> > >>running Xubuntu 11.10 here (clean install) and no .xsession.errors
> > >>file is generated.
> > Xubuntu 11.10 came with lightdm manager, I suppose that explains the
> > absence of that file.  still, I'd be looking into *why* the system
> > tries to start another X server because most of the errors relate to
> > instances of this and that already running, though you'd probably
> > still get the warning re buttons.
> Well as far as I can see they *all* do it.  I'm currently using my
> netbook which has a very minimal xubuntu 11.04 installation and its
> .xsession-errors is:-


Running Xubuntu 11.10 (clean install). In this version file is named  .xsession-errors (not .xsession.errors).

And I also have the reported errors:
(...)
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
xrdb:  "Xft.hinting" on line 13 overrides entry on line 6
xrdb:  "Xft.hintstyle" on line 14 overrides entry on line 7
ssh-agent is already running
xfdesktop[1596]: starting up
xfce4-settings-helper: Another instance is already running. Leaving...
(...)


M.