[xmonad] new

[Daniel Wagner]

I'm not sure why it's behaving that way, but can you adjust whatever 
tool is starting your other WM to start xmonad instead? There's 
instructions for many of the common login managers in the xmonad FAQ.

~d

On 2013-12-02 14:09, René Bastian wrote:
> Le Mon, 2 Dec 2013 12:32:15 -0500,
> adam vogt <vogt.adam at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
>> Hello René,
>> 
>> It looks like you have another window manager open. You can only have
>> one at a time.
> Yes: Gnome 2.30.2
> I installed a recent xmonad (from tarball, etc.)
> $ xmonad --version => xmonad 0.11
> -- I think I am nearer but:
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> rbm at lenovo:~$ xmonad --replace
> X Error of failed request:  BadAccess (attempt to access private
> resource denied) Major opcode of failed request:  2
> (X_ChangeWindowAttributes) Serial number of failed request:  7
>   Current serial number in output stream:  8
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> gives the same.
> 
> !! After more then 10 years of Linux practice, I dont know how to not
> lauch a wm :)
> 
> I tried the maintenance mode [black terminal after rebooting] - as root
> and as user : it doesnt work ..
> 
> 
>> I suggest upgrading xmonad to one that supports a
>> --replace flag, (and then running  xmonad --replace), or using:
> 
> It seems the -- replace option of Version 0.11 has no effect.
>> 
>> <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/xmonad-contrib-0.9.1/docs/XMonad-Util-Replace.html>
>> 
>> There are many other ways to make gnome start xmonad instead of
>> metacity.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adam
>> 
>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 12:25 PM, René Bastian
>> <rbastian at musiques-rb.org> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am new on this list.
>> >
>> > I installed xmonad via Synaptic on Debian 6. & Gnome 2.30.2
>> > The version of xmonadr seems to be "xmonad 0.9.1-2 + b1"
>> > I get the error message:
>> >
>> > rbm at lenovo:~$ xmonad
>> > /home/rbm/.xmonad/xmonad-i386-linux: executeFile: does not exist (No
>> > such file or directory) X Error of failed request:  BadAccess
>> > (attempt to access private resource denied) Major opcode of failed
>> > request:  2 (X_ChangeWindowAttributes) Serial number of failed
>> > request:  7 Current serial number in output stream:  8
>> >
>> > What is wrong ?
>> >
>> > René
> 
>> > --
>> > René Bastian
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