On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Richard Villa wrote:

> i want to make my computer boot up to xterm and then
> use xterm to call up other stuff.  i am using ubuntu
> 5.10.  i know that i have to do something to a boot
> file and probably to an x file also.  i just don't
> know where and what those files are and what to do to
> them.  please help.

I have set up some thinstations that boot right to X.

Just have a startup script like /etc/rc.local (or whatever you have) just 
run "su someuser -c startx".

Then have a ~someuser/.xinitrc file that has:

xterm &
exec your-favorite-window-manager

Then your xterm will start a shell.

For it to call up other stuff, have your xterm run some other script like:

xterm -e ./my-script &

And that ./my-script can end with bash so it can have a prompt when done.

Or just start up your X apps with ampersand & before the exec line above.


 Jeremy C. Reed

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