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Starting Sessions

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This chapter describes how to start an X11 session.

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This chapter will answer the following questions:

• What are the different methods for starting X11?
• How does one start X11 and a window manager?
• How does one control which window manager and programs will start?
• Is there a way to make fonts appear nicer?

Methods to start X11

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Recall that X11 consists of an X server and several clients.

If you only start the X server, you obtain a blank screen. What one needs is a way to start the X server plus some default clients such as a window manager.

First, some Unix consoles give a text-only login prompt.

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Only console users are allowed to run the x server

In this case, first login as normal to obtain your Unix shell, then use a xinit or startx command to start the X server and default clients at your shell.

Second, some Unix consoles have a graphical login prompt!

In this case, the system boot scripts have started an X server already; a program called the display manager has drawn a graphical user interface that lets you

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