Re: xorg & KDE 3.3 startup issues in 5.3 BETA3

From: Daniel O'Connor (doconnor_at_gsoft.com.au)
Date: 09/07/04

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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:45:00 +0930

    On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:06, Adam Smith wrote:
    > When I launch kdm and log in, Xorg ignores my .xsession or .xinitrc files
    > (whichever I have created) and loads only an xterm window (with no window
    > management around it.) I need to type 'startkde' in this window to
    > actually kick KDE off and get it initiated, and upon closing this window
    > Xorg terminates itself.

    Xorg doesn't do the ignoring, kdm does.

    In the KDM menu select 'Custom' and it will run your .xsession.

    I found this too, it's quite annoying :( 

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