[XFCE] How to start XFCE in FreeBSD

[SILLAT-BSD]

I'm new to Freebsd
I've Jus installed Freebsd 7.2 then install the XFCE desktop but i cant seem to start the desktop environment with "startx"
I've been reading people having the same problem an tried some of the commands but to no success jus blue an white boxes.
I've tried to tell the X server to launch XFce the next time X is started as a user % echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc but i get this error: %:not found
i tried it as root an i get: /root/: is a directory or too many argument
i went to look at the .xinitrc by executing "edit .xinitrc but i see a blank file ?? what does that mean an how can i start xcfe ??

[SirDice]

Edit or create a ~/.xinitrc and put this in there:

exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4


The command you copy/pasted does that but you shouldn't have copy/pasted the %.

[tangram]

Or at the command line just run startxfce4.

Also have a look at the Handbook's Section 5.7.4.2 Installing XFce at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html.

[SILLAT-BSD]

hey guys thanks for the reply been looking for a reply to my thread from last night; unfortunately I'm not home now to try your suggestions but as soon as i get home I'll try them an let you know how it turns out
Thanks

[SILLAT-BSD]

Edit or create a ~/.xinitrc and put this in there:

exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4


The command you copy/pasted does that but you shouldn't have copy/pasted the %.
Thanks for the Help Both commands work like a Charm