Re: newbie question: how to start GNOME?

[Robert Goodwin <rob fusionmediagroup com>]

I have a .xinitrc file in my home directory that I simply put this in:

exec gnome-session

run startx and that should about do it.

rob

Yurong Sun wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> After installed GNOME1.0 Base Package on my Linux RedHat5.2, I was told to
> edit the X startup files. But where should I put such X startup files, and
> what name should I save it/them as?
> 
> In the GNOME install guide, a sample X startup file using gnome-session
> is given as:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
>    exec gnome-session
> ## End Sample
> 
> Thank you very much in advance!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Yurong
> 
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