Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.

From	Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.
Date	2016-09-27 16:40 +0200
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 03:15:54PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> Ok, let's go along with ~/.xsessionrc being the simplest way for a user
> to configure his X session. I'll follow the advice on the wiki and have
> 
>   PATH=~/bin:$PATH
>   xterm &
>   iceweasel &
>   exec fvwm

No, this is not what I advised.  You don't start a window manager from
this file.

> Putting 'exec fvwm' in ~/.xsession is the solution, of course; it's your
> best friend, so may as well put everything else there. What price this
> upstart ~/.xsessionrc? Does it ever get anything right? The only thing
> it is good for is getting round restrictions set by the administrator.

You are not a beginner.  You're advanced.

A beginner would just install *one* window manager, and this
would be executed automatically by the Debian X session (via the
/usr/bin/x-window-manager symlink ultimately).  (S)he would use
a ~/.xsessionrc file only to set the PATH variable, or JAVA_HOME, or
whatever the original question is.

You don't need a ~/.xsession file until you get to the point where
you want to install multiple WMs at the same time and choose among
them.  And even then, at that point, many beginners will still prefer
update-alternatives (as root) over editing a ~/.xsession file in their
own home directory.  This may shock you, since you have a strong
Linux or Unix background, but I see it all the time.  These are the
same people who think putting a colored PS1 prompt in /etc/bash.bashrc
is a Really Awesome Idea.

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Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the  script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 15:50 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory) ... "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-09-21 16:00 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200
    Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 16:50 +0200
      Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 17:10 +0200
        Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 21:30 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 04:30 +0200
            Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 15:20 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-22 15:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-22 18:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 17:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-22 17:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 22:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2016-09-23 01:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-09-23 11:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-23 11:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. tomas@tuxteam.de - 2016-09-23 11:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-24 21:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-25 20:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-26 23:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-26 23:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-27 07:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 16:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 18:10 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 21:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2016-09-27 00:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:00 +0200
                Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-22 17:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 19:50 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 03:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 19:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 19:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-24 08:40 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:10 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:50 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200

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