Waimea - Config help

[shon]

System - Mandrake 9.0

I downloaded the latest source from

http://www.waimea.org

./configure
make install

ran just fine

Now there is post configuration that I have to do seen here:

http://www.waimea.org/lfs-hint/waimea.html

I try to run

cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
exec waimea
EOF


In a terminal and all I get is

">"

:confused:

Help!

Thanks guys!

[linux12414]

Originally posted by shon
System - Mandrake 9.0

I downloaded the latest source from

http://www.waimea.org

./configure
make install

ran just fine

Now there is post configuration that I have to do seen here:

http://www.waimea.org/lfs-hint/waimea.html

I try to run

cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
exec waimea
EOF


In a terminal and all I get is

">"

:confused:

Help!

Thanks guys!

Waimea must be installed as per the directions on their site (go to "Installation")

Been there, done that. When I RTFM, everything worked fine. Make sure you follow directions to the letter.

Good luck.

[C_Pac]

You need to edit the .xinitrc file in your home directory to include the line exec waimea. If such a file doesn't already exist, just create one with a text editor. If the file already exists and points to another window manager you have to either delete that line or memo it out by putting a "#" sign in front of it.

The LFS help page is less than helpful, I know. If I didn't already more or less know what to do, I wouldn't have known what this meant:

Originally posted by shon

cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
exec waimea
EOF



P.S. If your system boots directly into X, then I don't think doing this will solve your problem.

[linux12414]

Originally posted by C_Pac




P.S. If your system boots directly into X, then I don't think doing this will solve your problem.

Then he's got to do the same thing, but create a .xsession file in his home directory.

[delryn]

Originally posted by C_Pac
P.S. If your system boots directly into X, then I don't think doing this will solve your problem.

found that to be true on my box
had to set inittab to 3
which is my preference anyway