xinit-1.4.2

Introduction to xinit

The xinit package contains a usable script to start the xserver.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

xinit Dependencies

Required

Xorg Libraries

Recommended (runtime only)

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xinit

Installation of xinit

Install xinit by running the following commands:

./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xinitdir=/etc/X11/app-defaults &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install &&
ldconfig

Contents

Installed Programs: xinit and startx
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

startx

initializes an X session

xinit

is the X Window System initializer