how to start fvwm(or fluxbox)...

I finished installing xorg,opera,fvwm[from ports] and fluxbox from [pkg_add -r]
i write startx and starts twm...i wanna start with fvwm but with startx...any idea?
 
Create a file called .xinitrc in your user's home directory and type exec fvwm in it. When you % xinit/% startx, FVWM will run with the default configuration -- that you may not like very much. So create a file called ~/.fvwm/config and start customizing. You may:
* Get config files from the official website or elsewhere.
* Check the http://zensites.net/fvwm/ tutorial.
* Do everything yourself by using the fvwm man page as a reference.
 
it is possible to mount a display manager like slim,wdm,etc to manage several desktops/wm's?
thanks
 
I have yet to figure out how to use the tag...

SLIM:

.xinitrc:

Code:
DEFAULT_SESSION=twm

case $1 in
kde)
	exec startkde
	;;
xfce4)
	exec startxfce4
	;;
icewm)
	icewmbg &
	icewmtray &
	exec icewm
	;;
wmaker)
	exec wmaker
	;;
blackbox)
	exec blackbox
	;;
*)
	exec $DEFAULT_SESSION
	;;
esac
 
buddie's i'm going to install e17 but i wannna no how to 'purge' of the system(i mean to erase totally-installed from ports-)fluxbox and fvwm...
 
That depends...

If you are using portupgrade(1) to upgrade your installed ports, then you would use:
# pkg_deinstall -d x11-wm/fluxbox x11-wm/fvwm2

otherwise use:
# pkg_delete -d x11-wm/fluxbox x11-wm/fvwm2
 
i used pcBSD(almost the same) but this experience is all about learning...now...how i no these packages[flux and fvwm] are gone of the system? is there some command to know it?
;)
 
mickey said:
You could have a look at pkg_info(1), or use the simple solution:
$ ls -al /var/db/pkg | grep <PUT_YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME_HERE>

hi!

got this:

Code:
$  ls -al /var/db/pkg | grep fluxbox
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel   512 Dec 18 22:58 fluxbox-1.1.1
$  ls -al /var/db/pkg | grep fvwm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel   512 Dec 18 22:48 fvwm-1.24r_4
$

how to interpret?
 
hermit said:
got this:

Code:
$  ls -al /var/db/pkg | grep fluxbox
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel   512 Dec 18 22:58 fluxbox-1.1.1
$  ls -al /var/db/pkg | grep fvwm
drwxr-xr-x    2 root  wheel   512 Dec 18 22:48 fvwm-1.24r_4
$

how to interpret?

This translates to you having fluxbox version 1.1.1 and fvwm version 1.24r_4 installed on your system.
 
don't forget to add:
Code:
slim_enable="YES"
to /etc/rc.conf

to change slim settings (like theme, WMs, change shell cmds, etc...)
edit /usr/local/etc/slim.conf
 
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