Changing .xinitrc makes /root/Startup stop working in F96 (SOLVED)

[nilsonmorales]

Please help us to understand.
When install xfce4 enviroment in F96 everything in stop to work even chmod +x the files but when id change the .xinitrc from a dpupbuster @josejp2424 anything works
why, idk well here is the diff file

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< export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
< 
< [ -f /etc/desktop_app ] && read -r desktop < /etc/desktop_app
< [ "$desktop" = "" ] && desktop=rox
---
> #[ -f /etc/desktop_app ] && read -r desktop < /etc/desktop_app
> #[ "$desktop" = "" ] && desktop=rox
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< 
---
> #kodi josejp2424
> #export KODI_HOME=/usr/share/kodi/
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< #/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d &
---
> /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d &
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> #w482 reshape background image if widescreen...
> #120708 need to reshape for PUPMODE=2 also...
> #[ $PUPMODE -eq 5 ] && /usr/sbin/background_reshape
> NEEDRESHAPE='yes'
> [ -f /usr/share/backgrounds_original/ORIGINAL-default.jpg ] && NEEDRESHAPE='no'
> [ -f /usr/share/backgrounds_original/ORIGINAL-default.png ] && NEEDRESHAPE='no'
> [ "$NEEDRESHAPE" = "yes" ] && /usr/sbin/background_reshape
> 
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< xhost +local: 2>/dev/null
---
> CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
> if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startkde" ];then
>  /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
>  exec startkde
> fi
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< CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
< if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startkde" ];then
<  /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
<  exec startkde
< fi
< CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
< if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
<  /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
<  exec startxfce4
< rox --pinboard= 
< fi
< 
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< 
< 
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> else
>  ##Xorg has it's own fontpath settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf...
>  #if [ "`readlink /usr/bin/X`" != "Xorg" ];then
>  # #xset fp+ /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
>  # #xset fp+ /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/
>  # xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/
>  # xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/default/TTF/
>  #fi
>  xset s 600 600 s blank
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< /usr/sbin/fixPuppyPin /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin #v1.0.7
---
> #/usr/sbin/fixPuppyPin /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin #v1.0.7
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< sleep 1 # let the dust settle
< 
< case $desktop in
<  pcmanfm) pcmanfm --desktop & ;;
<  rox)
< 	if [ -f /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1 ];then
< 		roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin -r /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1
< 	else
< 		roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
< 	fi
< 	;;
< esac
< 
< /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525 moved down.
< 
< #v2.0.0
< /usr/sbin/delayedrun &
---
> #sleep 1 # let the dust settle
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> #case $desktop in
> # pcmanfm) pcmanfm --desktop & ;;
> # rox)
> #	if [ -f /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1 ];then
> #		roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin -r /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1
> #	else
> #		roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
> #	fi
> #	;;
> #esac
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> #v2.0.0
>  glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas &
> 
> CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
> if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
> # /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
> /usr/sbin/delayedrun &  #start-buster64 &
>  exec startxfce4 
> fi
> 
> /usr/sbin/delayedrun & /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525 moved down.
> 
> 

Thanks

[pp4mnklinux]

It's only a sugestión, there are more prepared people to give you a solution.

The .xinitrc file is a configuration file used by the X Window System on Unix and Linux systems.

It is typically located in a user's home directory (i.e., ~/) and is executed by the startx command when a user los into.

It's possible that installing the XFCE4 environment on F96 has changed the default behavior of the X Window System, causing it to ignore the startup scripts in the /root/Startup directory.

By default, when you start X using the startx command, it looks for a file called .xinitrc in the user's home directory (~/). This file contains commands that are executed when X starts up, If the .xinitrc file specifies a window manager or desktop environment to start, it may override the default behavior of X and prevent the startup scripts in /root/Startup from being executed.

Changing the .xinitrc file can be a way to work around this issue. By modifying the .xinitrc file, you can specify which window manager or desktop environment to start (XFCE) and ensure that the startup scripts in /root/Startup are executed as well, but I can't tell you the way to modify it.

It's also possible that the issue is related to permissions, so when you run chmod +x on a file, you are giving it executable permissions. However, if the file is not owned by the root user or is not in the correct location, it may still not be executed. Make sure that the startup scripts in /root/Startup are owned by the root user and are located in the correct directory.

As I told u at the beggining, that is only a sugestión, and other users can give you better answers.

Byy, @nilsonmorales

[rockedge]

@nilsonmorales Since this is a xfce4 desktop, the method we used to put the /root/Startup folder in KLV-Airedale should work as well here.
Original post by fredx181 -> viewtopic.php?p=44504#p44504

How to create working Startup folder (in /root):

- Copy attached "start-up" script to /usr/local/bin (remove fake .gz and make executable)
- Create Startup folder mkdir -p /root/Startup
- Edit /root/.xinitrc, find the line 'exec xfce4-session', and before that add '/usr/local/bin/start-up &', so will look as this:

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/usr/local/bin/start-up &
exec xfce4-session

Add the scripts (or symlinks) that you want to start at login to the Startup folder and reboot (or logout and back in).

[nilsonmorales]

I was reviewing the .xinitrc of F96-4 I suppose it is equal to 3 but I can't find that line exec

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xfce4-session

what I see is that in /etc/windowmanager I have startxfce4, I think the line that needs to be edited is in this part

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CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
  /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
/usr/local/bin/start-up &
  exec startxfce4
rox --pinboard=
fi

I'm wrong?

[rockedge]

Yes that is the line. Replace startxfce4 with xfce4-session

[fredx181]

The code for start-up is probably there already in /usr/sbin/delayedrun :

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if [ -d /root/Startup ];then
 for A in /root/Startup/* ; do
  $A 2>/dev/null & 
  sleep 0.2
 done
fi

So it seems to me that in the .xinitrc you just need to run /usr/sbin/delayedrun & before the exec startxfce4

[rockedge]

I think @fredx181 is on the right fix. That's basically what happens is the code runs through the scripts in /root/Startup the same way just before starting the desktop

[nilsonmorales]

Ok I can confirm that the line suggested by user @fredx181 works, it will be included in the next delta along with other modifications and translations
thanks @fredx181 x and @rockedge