Re: [gnome-core] Sorry for the Newbie Question

[ArchAngel_Nix <ni...@ho...>]

> ArchAngel_Nix wrote:
> []
>> I edited my xinitrc file in/ /etc/X11/xinit/ /directory. I commented 
>> out the /exec quartz-wm/ line and added /exec gnome-sesssion/ (I also 
>> tried bundle-gnome and gnome-bundle).
>
> You should never edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. Create your own 
> ~/.xinitrc. As explained at many places, the first line in this file 
> should be
Like I said before, I have had only a little experience in this world 
of Unix and so expect me to do things that are not correct as I try to 
figure it out before I ask for help.

I created a .xinitrc file in my home directory with two lines in it:

./sw/bin/init.sh
gnome-session

This configuration didn't work. I then changed the second line to be 
that real path of gnome and started to make improvements. When I did 
that I got the Gnome splash screen, followed shortly by an error 
screen.

The error said, "Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background 
settings may not work correctly. The Settings Daemon restarted too many 
times. The last error message was: Failed to execute 
gnome-settings-daemon: 2 (No such file or directory)..."

If there is already a string on this error, and/or how to effectively 
setup Gnome then just pointing me to it and that will be fine. Thank 
you for your time.

>> Also I went into Terminal and typed /gnome-session/ and got the 
>> following error: /"(gnome-session:14484): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open 
>> display:"/
>
> You have to set the DISPLAY environment variable to ":0". If you read, 
> as you say, the archives, you must have come across this many times. 
> It is also explained in the Fink documentation about X11, as well as 
> in FAQ#8.6.
I am sorry. I did not search the archives for this particular error. I 
thought it would be helpful in the email. The only thing I searched for 
was trying to start Gnome. (Which is probably in the archives, I was 
just using the wrong keywords).