1. (!!!) If you didn't configure X11 as written in chapter of the first link you wouldn't be able to launch Xorg at all whether with .xinitrc or not.
2. If you didn't configure display manager (such as xdm, gdm, slim or in your situation most preferable kdm) you would have to launch X with % startx command.
3. All paths started with ~/* are located in your "home" directory. Right after installation there is no ~/.xinitrs file but the command % echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc will create it automatically with 'exec startkde' in it. So there is no need to edit it manually.
Also you should remember that most (if not all) file managers (including dolphin, konquerror and krusader) treat files and directories starting with '.' (the very same .xinitrc) as hidden items. You have to set the "show hidden files" flag to see them. Though mc behaves like that by default. So if you executed echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc command then the file is on its place.
But I repeat without configured X11 this won't work.
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Last edited by greencross; 5th July 2008 at 06:26 AM.
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