From 3e2fca7c2a9b7cd8a66a6c27ffc0092cf9b6192f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kumar Damani Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 18:24:09 -0500 Subject: readme udpate --- README.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c7b1725..a8eb6b3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files for your distro. ``` make clean install ``` +Now you can either use `exec dwm` at the end of your `.xinitrc` and it should start up `dwm` when you do `startx`. I like to use a gui greeter because it allows you to pick any entry in `/usr/share/xsessions/`at login. So just create a new entry for `dwm` here `/usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop`: +``` +[Desktop Entry] +Name=dwm +Encoding=UTF-8 +Comment=Runs dwm +Exec=dwm +Type=Application +``` ## Configuration The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code. @@ -15,7 +24,7 @@ The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling ## Patches You can find all the patches used in the `patches/` dir. All of these can be found in the patches page in the official dwm website. -- autostart +- autostart (place a file called `autostart.sh` in your `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dwm` dir) - vanitygaps - pertag - scratchpad -- cgit v1.2.3