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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Setting blackbox as default WM
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Thomas Marteau <marteaut@tuxfamily.org> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> > How do I specify black box to be my default windows manager, it's a
> > long time since I have had to do this and that was on a RH6 based
> > system.
> 
> put the complete path to black box executable in your ~/.xinitrc and
> startx will automatically run black box as your window manager.

Or, to change it system-wide 'update-alternatives --config
x-window-manager'.

-- 
James