Re: FVWM: Cannot open display

From: Thomas Adam <thomas_adam16_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 21:31:19 +0100 (BST)

 --- Paulo Góes <paulogoes_at_linuxquestions.net> wrote:

> [user_at_my_machine_name] fvwm2

You must be using a version prior to 2.4.25. Subsequent releases renamed
the binary back to 'fvwm'.

Do you have a ~/.xsession file? Look here:

http://www.hantslug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxHints/StartX

for details.
 
> Fvwm is launched differently than expected. No icons, no taskbar, you
> know, no elements usually presented in other window managers. Only an
> analogic clock at the rigth-bottom corner of the screen, some additional
> areas surrounding it and nothing else. Is it normal or should I do
> something else in system.fvwm2rc.

You should ensure that your:

~/.fvwm2rc

file exists.

-- Thomas Adam

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Received on Mon May 10 2004 - 15:34:14 BST

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