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xinit
Stable release
1.4.4[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 March 2025; 9 months ago (9 March 2025)
Repository
Written inC
Websitexinit manual page

The xinit program allows a user to manually start an X display server. The startx script is a front-end for xinit.

By default, xinit and startx start an X display server pointing to a display device that is enumerated as :0 and then start an xterm on it. When the xterm terminates, xinit and startx kill the X display server. In general, xinit and startx can start an arbitrary server and run an arbitrary script. Typically, this script runs a number of programs and a window manager.

Two alternative methods for starting an X display server are by using a display manager and by starting the X server and then manually starting one or more clients. On desktop Linux systems, a display manager is the most commonly used method.

References

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  • Valerie Quercia + Tim O'Reilly, X Window System User's Guide, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., USA, 1993
  • Linda Mui + Eric Pearce, X Window System Administrator's Guide, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., USA, 1993
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  1. ^ Alan Coopersmith (9 March 2025). "[ANNOUNCE] xinit 1.4.4". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xinit&oldid=1288161368"
    xinit
    Stable release
    1.4.4[1]  / 9 March 2025; 9 months ago (9 March 2025)
    Repository
    • gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit.git
    Written inC
    Websitexinit manual page

    The xinit program allows a user to manually start an X display server. The startx script is a front-end for xinit.

    By default, xinit and startx start an X display server pointing to a display device that is enumerated as :0 and then start an xterm on it. When the xterm terminates, xinit and startx kill the X display server. In general, xinit and startx can start an arbitrary server and run an arbitrary script. Typically, this script runs a number of programs and a window manager.

    Two alternative methods for starting an X display server are by using a display manager and by starting the X server and then manually starting one or more clients. On desktop Linux systems, a display manager is the most commonly used method.

    References

    • Valerie Quercia + Tim O'Reilly, X Window System User's Guide, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., USA, 1993
    • Linda Mui + Eric Pearce, X Window System Administrator's Guide, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., USA, 1993
    • xinit manual page
    • startx manual page
    1. ^ Alan Coopersmith (9 March 2025). "[ANNOUNCE] xinit 1.4.4". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xinit&oldid=1288161368"