mikshaw
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Posted: Jan. 03 2006,15:37 |
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I believe the IceWM myDSL packages are broken. I haven't yet checked to see what the exact problem is, but several people have had icon troubles after running it. You can copy the files from /etc/skel/.xtdesktop (as root) to /home/dsl/.xtdesktop (and change ownership of the files to dsl.staff), and maybe they will display, but i can't say for sure if it will fix it.
I'm downloading all 3 versions of icewm now, to hopefully see what the problem is myself.
EDIT: Both icewm-full.dsl and icewm2.dsl are broken, at least for recent versions of DSL. They both contain the file /home/dsl/.xtdesktop/xterm.lnk, which points to a non-existent image file. Delete that lnk file (xterm.lnk, not Xterm.lnk) and you should get your icons back.
CAUTION: All three packages overwrite .xinitrc, which in DSL2.x has a much larger role in the way DSL behaves. Installing any of these icewm packages may cause failure of the new desktop switching feature, and possibly other troubles. Both of the *.dsl packages overwrite .bashrc, which in my opinion is another horrible idea....don't be surprised if you run into some other troubles. icewm-full.dsl overwrites .xtdeskrc...i couldn't say if that will be an issue, but i do know it will make the default icon system behave a little differently.
While I've had arguments about whether or not overwriting personal files is ethical behavior for a software package, people do it....i just want to remind people to use caution when they install any software.
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