How do I disable/uninstall fvwm and cwm

[bsd007]

I have installed XFCE but its booting with fvwm and cwm.

Please advice me about how to at least disable or uninstall fvwm and cwm.

Using OpenBSD 5.8

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Are you starting xdm(1) at boot?

If not, create a file at ~/.xinitrc and add this line:

exec startxfce4

See FAQ 11.5

[bsd007]

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

Are you starting xdm(1) at boot?

If not, create a file at ~/.xinitrc and add this line:

exec startxfce4

See FAQ 11.5

$ cat /home/user1/.xinitrc                                                     
exec startxfce4

Its already done but but both fvwm and cwm is stating and thst too
without XFCE.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

Are you starting xdm(1) at boot?

If you are using xdm(1) then ~/.xinitrc is not parsed and you must select the desktop from the login screen (I think, I don't use display managers).

EDIT: I think you have to add the line to ~/.xsession if you are using xdm(1)

EDIT2: Make sure the file is executable with a shebang at the top.

[bsd007]

Removed xdm_flags=" " from /etc/rc.conf.local. Now eything is fine. Thanks for your replies.

[blackhole]

I use xdm(1) and set up .xsession to source my .xinitrc

Also, if you install consolekit from packages and set dbus to start on boot in /etc/rc.conf.local

Then ensure you have a line like this in your .xinitrc

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch startxfce4

you will be be able to shutdown and reboot from within xfce

[girarde]

To ensure clarity, you don't have to run either of them, but they cannot be removed: they are in the base system.