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xinit is a Unix command that starts the X Window Server.

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Difference between .xinitrc, .xsession and .xsessionrc

I found three configuration files. .xinitrc .xsession .xsessionrc I know that the first one is for using startx and the second and third are used when using a display manager. But what is the difference between the last two?
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What desktop environment does startx run, and how can I change it?

From many docs, I read that startx is starting LXDE in Raspbian OS. I am a little bit confused. Will always startx run LXDE GUI? Also I have seen example with using startlxde command. How is that command different and why startx and startlxde are…
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Start X Server on Login with Systemd

I know that this is not the normal way people use X. Most setup instructions tell you to put something like startx in your shell's profile. However I want to have systemd manage things. Ideally I would have something like systemctl --user enable…
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How to manually run/init/start a Xorg server on a different VT/TTY?

I want to start an Xorg server (which should only feature a minimal xterm terminal emulator from a newly created "pristine" tty). I have thought this to be as simple as issuing a xinit or maybe a startx however both have failed me. Therefore the…
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evince is slow to open

Ever since I updated debian, evince has been slow to startup - it takes about half a minute. Once it is open, it works fine, its just slow to open. It never used to take that long - it just used to take a couple of seconds. How can I get it going…
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Arch Linux: Running VirtualBox (VM) without a window manager

In Arch Linux, I would like to run VirtualBox without a window manager. As a root I can easily do: xinit /usr/bin/VirtualBox -- :0 vt1 As a non-root user I get a blank screen. If I open another terminal, kill VirtualBox and read…
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`xinit /usr/bin/firefox` vs `xinit firefox`

xinit /usr/bin/firefox seems to do what's expected: to run firefox without a window manager. xinit firefox seems to do similar, but with a small xterm running behind. Can someone explain me what's happening here?
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xterm not using .Xresources

I've one .xinitrc with the following lines: #!/usr/bin/env bash xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources & xset r rate 200 30 & xterm & #fixme: xterm is not reading loaded .Xresources exec /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager Why the xterm is not using the settings…
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Start application using xinit on different tty

I'm using Fedora 21, trying the following: On tty1 is running KDE, just as normal. But to speed up my games/avoid them changing something like gamma, I want to run them on a differnt tty, starting a new X server. Some time ago, I was able to do this…
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Set up display orientation and resolution on an embedded Linux

we have an embedded PC with an Linux OS which seems to be an Debian/Ubuntu derivate with RT-Preempt patch. At this pc we attached a display (7" 1024x600 170 DPI) via DVI. We are need to run the output in portrait and only basic X11 (not a complete…
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Start new process group in .xinitrc

I have a statusbar (lemonbar) to which I pipe the output of a couple of scripts (time, battery, volume, etc.). These scripts, and the statusbar itself, are all started in a single bash script statusbar. When the statusbar process is killed, it…
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XDM stuck on login prompt

I've recently attempted experimentation with Arch Linux, and have managed to get an install with basic utilities, a network manager, etc going. I plan to use the Openbox window manager, with (at least, for now) the XDM display manager. Here's what I…
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How rotate Xorg on demand with xinit?

I can physically swing around my monitor one right angle. On the console I can control orientation with the rotate_all "button" in /sys/devices/.../fbcon/. But xorg is not impressesed by that. Now I want to tell Xorg to start normally or…
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Configure XFCE startup commands in NixOS

In NixOS, services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.extraSessionCommands describes "Shell commands executed just before XFCE is started.". What about for shell commands right after XFCE is started? That is, I want to persist in my configuration.nix file…
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Should suspended application in the background (by ctrl+z) still run or should it stop running?

I run Firefox with command xinit /path/to/firefox/binary and it opens a display with Firefox running on it. Then I push Ctrl +Alt+F1 to go back to console and then I push Ctrl+z to suspend the Firefox into the background. Then, I push Ctrl+Alt+F7 to…
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