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Re: Lost my WM when installing XFree86 3.3.3

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From: TCP
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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If we look into the Xclients file whic usually resides in the /etc/X11/xinit
directory we see the lines:

 if [ -f $HOME/.wm_style ] ; then
    WMSTYLE=`cat $HOME/.wm_style`

this looks in the file $HOME/.wm_style file  for your default window
manager.
just edit your .wm_style file and add Mwm or Fvwm etc... on the first line
.. yours is probably blank.


Ravenlost wrote in message <3697cab3.1491825@news.chatcan.ca>...
>Hello,
>
>I just recently installed the new version of XFree86 3.3.3
>so that my Matrox Millenium G200 would work ....
>
>now, I'm able to go into my Xwindow,
>but I have pretty much "nothing" !
>I only have a clock icon, login and Xterm window
>and when I click on the screen, I only have a very simple menu that
>says things like:
>
>iconify
>resize,
>etc...
>
>I talked to one of my friends and he says it's cause I don't have a
>window manager....
>but I used to have the one it installs when first installing redhat
>
>can someone help me to get back my WM...
>I don't have a  clue how to do it.
>(that's why I'm here...)
>
>please reply this message to: Ravenlost@chatcan.ca
>thank you very much!
>
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