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Installed Programs: xinit and startx
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None
xinit-1.4.2
Introduction to xinit
The xinit package contains a usable script to start the xserver.
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Note
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Package Information
Download (HTTP): https://www.x.org/pub/individual/app/xinit-1.4.2.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 0e9a1b9a82b84ab229c709c0f939c113
Download size: 153 KB
Estimated disk space required: 1.5 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
xinit Dependencies
Required
Recommended (runtime only)
twm-1.0.12,
xclock-1.1.1, and
xterm-388 (used in the default
xinitrc file)
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