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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: getting the most out of TWM |
| Date | 2024-07-22 18:13 -0300 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <871q3lf7up.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <v7460g$snp6$3@dont-email.me> <v74f6h$ucqe$1@dont-email.me> <v74hlt$un01$8@dont-email.me> <87wmlksd6l.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> <v7k11u$981e$2@dont-email.me> |
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes: > On 7/17/24 12:14 AM, Mike Spencer wrote: > >> That was with a system configured to use startx from the command line, >> not a GUI X login at boot. That may make a difference -- I've never >> done it that way except on Unix machines which someone else maintained. > > I've done it that way since 1995. My experience with Windows indicated > that you should ALWAYS have a command line so you can fix whatever shit > the GUI is spewing. Yeah, agree fully. Just to be clear on "that way", it's the full-X, X-only logins I've never done at home. As a guest on the Athena system many years ago, fixing a system problem was far out of my league and mentioning such a problem could result in a hacker demigod or two lurking over my carrel, asking to see it repeated. > Buckle Up. It makes it harder for the aliens > to suck you out of your car. Nice one. https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/wednesday-may-10th-roswell-trump -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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getting the most out of TWM Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> - 2024-07-12 21:35 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-13 14:00 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-14 11:59 +0200
Re: getting the most out of TWM candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-14 14:00 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-13 18:06 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM arnold@freefriends.org (Aharon Robbins) - 2024-07-14 03:12 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-14 02:39 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM arnold@freefriends.org (Aharon Robbins) - 2024-07-14 16:39 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-14 18:22 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-07-14 21:00 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-14 21:21 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2024-11-13 08:17 +0000
xearth on xfce (was: Re: getting the most out of TWM) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-07-24 06:44 +0000
Re: xearth on xfce (was: Re: getting the most out of TWM) Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> - 2024-07-24 18:26 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2024-10-02 23:28 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM John McCue <jmccue@neutron.jmcunx.com> - 2024-10-03 01:05 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM John McCue <jmccue@hairball.jmcunx.com> - 2024-07-14 14:51 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-07-15 20:52 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-15 21:57 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2024-07-15 20:34 -0400
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-16 01:16 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-17 04:14 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-21 15:11 -0700
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-21 23:50 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-22 20:52 -0700
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-23 04:34 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-24 15:05 -0700
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-25 00:02 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-26 16:40 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-22 18:13 -0300
Re: getting the most out of TWM kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-07-17 14:50 +0000
Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-17 22:12 +0000
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