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How to create a Xsession ? ("unable to start X session")

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Serial H.

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Feb 12, 2009, 11:53:27 AM2/12/09
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Hi,

I've just install Linux Debian Etch, xorg, twm and xdm. But I get the
following error message :
"Xsession: unable to start X session --- no '/home/serial/.xsession"
file, no "/home/serial/.Xsession" file, no session managers, no window
managers, and no terminal emulators found; abording."

I think I've missed something... Any ideas ?

Serial H.

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Bill Marcum

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Feb 12, 2009, 2:03:47 PM2/12/09
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On 2009-02-12, Serial H. <pub.c...@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just install Linux Debian Etch, xorg, twm and xdm. But I get the
> following error message :
> "Xsession: unable to start X session --- no '/home/serial/.xsession"
> file, no "/home/serial/.Xsession" file, no session managers, no window
> managers, and no terminal emulators found; abording."
>
> I think I've missed something... Any ideas ?
>
> Serial H.
>
Create a .xsession script in your home directory, like the following;

#!/bin/sh
xterm &
exec twm

Hactar

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Feb 14, 2009, 1:45:41 PM2/14/09
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In article <ns7e66-...@marcumbill.bellsouth.net>,

Then, when you get tired of twm, change it to the window manager of your
choice.

--
-eben QebWe...@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81

What do you do with dead chemists?
Barium. -- Harold_of_the_Rocks on Fark

Serial H.

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Feb 18, 2009, 9:17:14 AM2/18/09
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On Feb 14, 7:45 pm, ebenZERO...@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
> In article <ns7e66-n2t....@marcumbill.bellsouth.net>,
> Bill Marcum  <marcumb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> > On 2009-02-12, Serial H. <pub.char...@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I've just install Linux Debian Etch, xorg, twm and xdm. But I get the
> > > following error message :
> > > "Xsession: unable to start X session --- no '/home/serial/.xsession"
> > > file, no "/home/serial/.Xsession" file, no session managers, no window
> > > managers, and no terminal emulators found; abording."
>
> > > I think I've missed something... Any ideas ?
>
> > > Serial H.
>
> > Create a .xsession script in your home directory, like the following;
>
> > #!/bin/sh
> > xterm &
> > exec twm
>
> Then, when you get tired of twm, change it to the window manager of your
> choice.
>
> --
> -eben     QebWenE...@vTerYizUonI.nOetP     royalty.mine.nu:81

>
> What do you do with dead chemists?
> Barium.               -- Harold_of_the_Rocks on Fark

Thanks ! It works!

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