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Posted: Jan. 12 2005,22:24 QUOTE
I am using DSL as a windows emulator via redesktop.  I was wondering how can I get fluxbox to automatically launch an application when the computer boots?  Seems like a simple task?

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Posted: Jan. 12 2005,22:31 QUOTE
It's probably simple, although I don't know anything about rdesktop.
The standard way of starting applications with fluxbox is to add them to ~/.xinitrc:

application &
another_application &
fluxbox

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Posted: Jan. 12 2005,23:10 QUOTE
Quote (mikshaw @ Jan. 12 2005,17:31)
It's probably simple, although I don't know anything about rdesktop.
The standard way of starting applications with fluxbox is to add them to ~/.xinitrc:

application &
another_application &
fluxbox

Where is that file located exactly?  I appologize I am a total linux noob. :p
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Posted: Jan. 13 2005,01:34 QUOTE
That's cool...I assume too much sometimes.
Whenever you see a file path that starts with ~/ or $HOME/ it is always referring to the current user's home directory.  In this case it would be /home/dsl, so ~/.xinitrc is /home/dsl/.xinitrc.

Since the file begins with a dot, it is a 'hidden' file, which means you probably can't see it in emelfm until you press the "H" button (toggle hidden files).

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Posted: Jan. 18 2005,01:32 QUOTE
How would I run "modprobe sb" at startup. I added it to .xinitrc, but it doesn't execute. When I do it manually, I have to be root. So, if I add these lines in .xinitrc, will it work and would I be running fluxbox as root?

sudo su &
modprobe sb &
exit &
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