Arch Linux, Openbox and Desktop

arch-linux window-manager desktop openbox

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That's not the right way to initiate a x session with openbox,

Perhaps you meant to put that line in ~/.xinitrc, and execute startx instead.

Remember that an X app can't be run outside the Xorg environment.

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Mitro

I used computer for the first time when I was 10 and now it's my primary occupation. I like looking at the things I use daily and ask myself questions such as “How it is made?”, “How does it work?”, or "Could I do it better?". Something that "just works" isn't good enough for me. I always want to do the best with everything I use or develop. I like learning and love coding.

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Mitro over 1 year
I' m installing Arch with OpenBox, I' ve done everything but when I type
```
openbox-session
```
I have this error
```
Failed to open the display from the DISPLAY environment variable.
```
What's the problem?
Wieland about 11 years

This covered in more detail at the arch wiki.
Mitro about 11 years

Yes with startx is ok, but why in the wiki there is exec openbox-session ??
daisy about 11 years

@AlessioMTX exec would replace the current shell process with the openbox-session process, thus X can know the exit status of it
Mitro about 11 years

@Wieland yes I wrote also in ~/.xinitrc: exec openbox-session
Neil over 9 years

Just in case anyone doesn't realise (like me). You need to install xinit to run openbox. sudo apt-get install xinit.