window manager

Posts: 3
vincePOPPY
Joined: 22 Sep 2008
#1
Hello Forum

i just installed ANTIX (newest version) onto a dual boot laptop with winXP

everything is working correctly.

I have installed Afterstep window manager into ANTIX.

How do i get Antix to boot into the afterstep window manager?

How do i get Afterstep menus to show all the offerrings that Antix operating system is offerring.

I presume all of the above needs some editing of files....with text...

please can you help...

thanks

Vince.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,959
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
Welcome to antiX, VincePOPPY.

You need to edit, as user the .xinitrc file in you home users directory. add this somewhere in the middle.
afterstep)
exec afterstep
;;

And edit, as root, /etc/slim.conf.
Just add afterstep in this line:
sessions icewm,xfce,fvwm-crystal,kde,openbox,fluxbox

I guess that afterstep has a menu file in a folder in the home user directory which you can edit.
Posts: 3
vincePOPPY
Joined: 22 Sep 2008
#3
hello,

Thankyou for replying.

Your reply looks familiar.

I will try all your advice tonight with Antix.

I also want to install TIMEVAULT so i can back up my antix.

thanks again

Vince.