fluxbox, after the install

[mmills]

ok, kde still boots up and fluxbox has been installed......
do I need to uninstall KDE?

info:

millsm@linux:~> fluxbox
Failed to read: session.tabs
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.numLayers
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.updateDelayTime
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.groupFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabsAttachArea
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.useMod1
Setting default value
Failed to load groupfile:
apps file failure
Failed to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.antialias
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuAlpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelayClose
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.capStyle
Setting default value
BScreen::BScreen: an error occured while querying the X server.
another window manager already running on display :0.0
Error: Couldn't find screens to manage.
Make sure you don't have another window manager running.

[tuxnewb]

did you try to start flux while running in KDE?

if so that might be your problem...there is also something else you have to add... DO NOT DO THIS (This is incase someone else remembers more then me)

but its something like

echo 'fluxbox' > ~/.xinitrc

that may be it but someone with more experience should help you :)

but regardless dont start flux while in KDE :)

[Hayl]

also, no you do not have to uninstall KDE because of flux.

how are you starting flux?

are you starting it along with X from the command line, or using a login manager?

have you looked at the Fluxbox website for their documentation? they have one of the best sets of documentation and they do explain how to start Fluxbox in it.

[mmills]

Originally posted by Hayl
also, no you do not have to uninstall KDE because of flux.

how are you starting flux?

are you starting it along with X from the command line, or using a login manager?

have you looked at the Fluxbox website for their documentation? they have one of the best sets of documentation and they do explain how to start Fluxbox in it.

actually, I did start flux from the konsole in the kde env. so, where do you run it from? gnome? xwindows?

I for the life of me cant figure out where the login manager is at, I have looked in the control manager and what not, users and groups, bootloader configuration, so it automatically boots to autolog, and im using grub, boot from floppy.

[Uranus]

Are you using kdm? (A graphical login manager - a little window or screen asks you for your username and password)
Or are you using startx? (You login to the console, then type startx)
Or have you configure kdm to automatically log you on? (None of the above, you're put into a nice graphical environment after boot-up)

If you want to have a look at flux (window decorations only) run "fluxbox -replace" (could be --replace) - it won't do this automatically after boot-up and you'll still have the rest of the K Desktop Environment. If you configure kdm to use fluxbox or at login you choose a "Fluxbox Session" (somewhere should be a sessions menu) you get to see the minimalistic beauty of a *box.

Sam
BTW KDE has a lovely search function in its control center

[blobaugh]

you could edit your /$HOME/.xinitrc and put in 'exec fluxbox' with no problems. when you type startx whatever is in that file takes precedence

[Fenster]

Originally posted by blobaugh
you could edit your /$HOME/.xinitrc and put in 'exec fluxbox' with no problems. when you type startx whatever is in that file takes precedence

That was literally the only way I could get Fedora to launch Fluxbox as default. It has such a bias towards Gnome, its not funny.

[Icarus]

Set XSESSION="fluxbox" at the end of /etc/rc.conf

Also, you might want to change DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" but I use GDM and Fluxbox so I don't see why using KDM would have any problems unless it forces KDE to start

[blobaugh]

That was literally the only way I could get Fedora to launch Fluxbox as default. It has such a bias towards Gnome, its not funny.

that is actually what is in the fluxbox documentation

[Fenster]

Originally posted by blobaugh
that is actually what is in the fluxbox documentation

There's a couple of ways to do it actually, but in Fedora that's the only one that will work if you're not using KDE or Gnome (it will launch Gnome anyways).