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background doesnt stay - criticalstealth - 2007-01-15

im using fluxbox, and when i change my wallpaper using qgview, after i log out, then log back on it is back to blank page, can anyone justify this, because im a little frustrated haha [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]


background doesnt stay - hijinks - 2007-01-16


the command to set the background is usually at the bottom of the style you are loading in the ~/.fluxbox home directory.

 

Chances are you don't have the program it's using to set the background image



background doesnt stay - znx - 2007-01-16


Edit the ~/.fluxbox/init file and alter the line: session.screen0.rootCommand: to be session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -f /path/to/image.jpg and that should do it!

 

Check out the Fluxbox Wiki for some great tips.



background doesnt stay - criticalstealth - 2007-01-17


ok, well i went to the eterm website, and the eterm wont download.. its weird like its starts, but goes very very very slowly, it is only a 2.7 mb file.. but goes EXTREMELY SLOW, then stops and get s corrupt when i attempt top extract it.... my internet is working fine, and anything else is downloading fine, anywhere else i can download eterm? or something else better?

 

P.S- can anyone tell me how to install firefox 2.0? i downloaded it, but i cnat seem to make it work over my 1.5.. if i go into the firefox files,a nd launch it form there it works.. but i dont no hwo to install it over my 1.5 anyone help?



background doesnt stay - znx - 2007-01-18


Quote:P.S- can anyone tell me how to install firefox 2.0? i downloaded it, but i cnat seem to make it work over my 1.5.. if i go into the firefox files,a nd launch it form there it works.. but i dont no hwo to install it over my 1.5 anyone help?
 

I use Gentoo Linux (not suggested for new users as it has a harsh learning curve) but they mirror lots of programs .. including Eterm yay! Although if you are using something like Fedora then you can most probably install using a respository instead of from source:

 



Code:
yum -y install eterm




 

This will be a similar reason as to why you can't get FF2 to work in place of FF1.5. Try using the repository:

 



Code:
yum -y upgrade firefox




 

Using source with a RPM based distribution causes issues like this.



background doesnt stay - criticalstealth - 2007-01-18


hmm, ok so how do i actually install eterm, and plus.. i still dont get how ot install or upgrade my firefox, typing

 

yum -y upgrade firefox came back with a command not found....

 

so i need ot know how to install eterm still,a nd upgrade firefox.. thanks for your time!



background doesnt stay - znx - 2007-01-18


You first need to become root (the admin of the system) so do:



Code:
$ su -
<password here>
#




 

Then you can type the yum command for installation.



background doesnt stay - criticalstealth - 2007-01-19

ok thanks, i will try this tomorrow after school, (its to late now, bed time) .. do i need to open my terminal ina special place to upgrade firefox, or install eterm? or just open aterm anywhere?


background doesnt stay - criticalstealth - 2007-01-19

i tried using the terminal on the desktop, in su, didnt work.. i tried opening the term in the mozilla folder, didnt work, and a i tried opening the term in the eterm folder... didnt work.. im stuck!!!!!