2.4 I've compiled AfterStep for my system but every time I try to use it I receive the
message: Cannot open display. What should I do?

AfterStep is an X window manager and cannot be run from the terminal. It must be run through X. The easiest
way to do that is to either create or edit your own .xinitrc file (which contains a list of the programs you wish to
load upon startup) and add the line**exec afterstep** to the end. This last exec'd line is significant in that it says to
shut down X when that program is terminated. Now that you have that file, simply startup X in your customary
manner, most likely startx or xinit. Now you're off and running...good luck.

The configuration files should be
renamed to .steprc in the top level of your home directory, except for the now out-dated bowman configuration.