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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> |
6 | <title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <author title="Author"> |
8 | <author title="Author"> |
| 9 | <mail link="swift@gentoo.org">Sven Vermeulen</mail> |
9 | <mail link="swift@gentoo.org">Sven Vermeulen</mail> |
| 10 | </author> |
10 | </author> |
| 11 | <author title="Editor"> |
11 | <author title="Author"> |
| 12 | <mail link="nightmorph"/> |
12 | <mail link="nightmorph"/> |
| 13 | </author> |
13 | </author> |
| 14 | |
14 | |
| 15 | <abstract> |
15 | <abstract> |
| 16 | Xorg is the X Window server which allows users to have a graphical |
16 | Xorg is the X Window server which allows users to have a graphical |
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| 21 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
21 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
| 22 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
22 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 23 | <license/> |
23 | <license/> |
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24 | |
| 25 | <version>1.21</version> |
25 | <version>1.22</version> |
| 26 | <date>2009-06-10</date> |
26 | <date>2009-10-02</date> |
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27 | |
| 28 | <chapter> |
28 | <chapter> |
| 29 | <title>What is the X Window Server?</title> |
29 | <title>What is the X Window Server?</title> |
| 30 | <section> |
30 | <section> |
| 31 | <title>Graphical vs Command-Line</title> |
31 | <title>Graphical vs Command-Line</title> |
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| 318 | execute the commands listed there. |
318 | execute the commands listed there. |
| 319 | </li> |
319 | </li> |
| 320 | <li> |
320 | <li> |
| 321 | Otherwise, it will read the value of the XSESSION variable and will execute |
321 | Otherwise, it will read the value of the XSESSION variable and will execute |
| 322 | one of the sessions available in <path>/etc/X11/Sessions/</path> |
322 | one of the sessions available in <path>/etc/X11/Sessions/</path> |
| 323 | accordingly (you can set the value of XSESSION in <path>/etc/rc.conf</path> |
323 | accordingly. You can set the value of XSESSION in |
| 324 | to make it a default for all the users on the system). |
324 | <path>/etc/env.d/90xsession</path> to make it a default for all the users on |
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325 | the system. For example, as root, run <c>echo XSESSION="Xfce4" > |
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326 | /etc/env.d/90xsession</c>. This will create the <path>90xsession</path> file |
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327 | and set the default X session to Xfce4. |
| 325 | </li> |
328 | </li> |
| 326 | <li> |
329 | <li> |
| 327 | If all of the above fail, it will fall back to a simple window manager, |
330 | If all of the above fail, it will fall back to a simple window manager, |
| 328 | usually <c>twm</c>. |
331 | usually <c>twm</c>. |
| 329 | </li> |
332 | </li> |
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