apples x11

[cekuhnen]

hi

i am a bit new to apples own x11 used linuxpc earlier sometimes for some 3d apps.

i have installed abiword through fink comander and when i start x11 and the xterm opens i just get the comment

abiword: Command not found.

well just for fun i typed startx and huh there is an xserver running allready?

so does that mean that apple has their won desctop like kde or gnome build into x11 or what?


ok but what i would liek to know is how i can get my apps started under apples x11!!!


eicke

 

[Cat]

the apps installed with Fink and FinkCommander are in /sw/bin/

When you start X11 somewhere a path to this directory must be invoked else the XTerm doesn't know where to look for your commands.

In the .xinitrc file normally something like source /sw/bin/init.sh
should be invoked before launching programs or wm's.

If you want you can install your own wm, like Enlightenment or WindowMaker etc. Gnome will work too. But you have to modify or make an .xinitrc file to make them launch. E.g. instead of invoking quartz-wm you'll need to put something like exec gnome-session at the end.

Good luck!