[opensuse] Re: can't start xfce

lynn writes: Strange, which OpenSUSE version are you using? I am still on 11.4 and have no problems starting XFCE4 from KDM. The list that I see in KDM is exactly the contents of my "/usr/share/xsessions: ,---- | ls -l /usr/share/xsessions | total 48 | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 259 Apr 19 2011 WindowMaker.desktop | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Apr 11 2011 e16.desktop -> ../e16/misc/e16.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176 Feb 22 2011 fvwm2.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 207 Feb 22 2011 gnome.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 287 Feb 19 2011 gnome3.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 172 Feb 19 2011 icewm.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103 Feb 18 2011 kde4.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 213 Jul 26 11:31 lxde.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 203 Dec 7 18:17 mythtv.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165 Feb 19 2011 openbox.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129 Jan 2 21:25 twm.desktop | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5357 Feb 19 2011 xfce.desktop `----

The file xfce4.desktop was already in /usr/share/xsessions

The package "xfce-utils" does not seem to be available either from the opensuse oss nor the opensuse-xfce repos.

Hum, they must have repackaged for 12.1. In 11.4, the .desktop file is in the xfce-utils package: ,---- | rpm -qf /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop | xfce-utils-4.8.1-3.6.1.x86_64 `---- ,---- | rpm -qi xfce-utils | Name : xfce-utils Relocations: (not relocatable) | Version : 4.8.1 Vendor: openSUSE | Release : 3.6.1 Build Date: Sat 19 Feb 2011 06:54:18 AM EST | Install Date: Sat 26 Mar 2011 05:54:28 PM EDT Build Host: build23 | Group : System/GUI/XFCE Source RPM: xfce-utils-4.8.1-3.6.1.src.rpm | Size : 179598 License: GPLv2+ | Signature : RSA/8, Sat 19 Feb 2011 06:56:12 AM EST, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284 | Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org | URL : http://www.xfce.org/projects/xfce-utils/ | Summary : Collection of Scripts and Utilities for the Xfce Desktop Environment | Description : | This is a collection of scripts and utilities for the Xfce desktop environment, | including an about dialog, an application launcher, and several useful scripts | that are also used by other Xfce components such as the panel and the desktop | menu. | Distribution: openSUSE 11.4 `----

There must be something easy being overlooked by me here!

Strange, what happens if you put: ,---- | exec startxfce4 `---- in "~/.xsession" (make sure the file is executable) and run "startx" after doing a: ,---- | rckdm stop `---- ? Charles -- "Problem solving under linux has never been the circus that it is under AIX." (By Pete Ehlke in comp.unix.aix)