Re: newbie question: how to start GNOME?

[Dennis Lee <mudpup telepath com>]

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?

Hi 
Drop out to the comand line in root
use mc to find

/etc/X11/xinit 

rename Xclients to XclientsBak
create a new Xclients file

#!/bin/bash

   gnome-session

##

I allso changed the xinitrc file
rename xinitrc to xinitrcBak
created a new file xinitrc

#!/bin/bash

   gnome-session

##

This worked well for me
I use mc from the comand line
the default editors in mc made this a snap

if you have had some crashes and cores rm everything in /home/? that has
to do with gnome, enlightment, ICEauthorty
gnome will build new stuff when you startx again

works for me your mileage may very

Dennis