Launch openbox instead of twm with startx

[bugzeo]

I've installed xorg and openbox. Whenever I launch startx it launches twm, but I want it to launch openbox (or xfce4 if I wish to do so). How can I do it, or it not advisable to change the default configuration?

 

[SirDice]

You need to start the correct window manager or desktop environment by using ~/.xinitrc:

exec openbox

If this file doesn't exist then the default window manager is started (which is TWM).

 

[bugzeo]

You need to start the correct window manager or desktop environment by using ~/.xinitrc:

exec openbox

If this file doesn't exist then the default window manager is started (which is TWM).

I've tried it under Virtualbox but doesn't work, just get a black screen (on ttyv8).

 

[SirDice]

Oh, I see it's openbox-session:

exec openbox-session

 

[bugzeo]

That did it, thank you very much!