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Date:      Thu, 25 May 2000 15:59:25 -0700
From:      David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>
To:        Herbert Nkhoma <hnkhoma@malawi.net>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Starting X Windows
Message-ID:  <392DB04D.7E2351A2@acuson.com>
References:  <002501bfc61e$f5c4b0d0$02a994d0@malawi.net>

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> Herbert Nkhoma wrote:

> I want to know this. How can I start x windows from another terminal.
> Starting it fro the console works fine.

What other terminal? You mean another console? Or from a remote
terminal? I haven't used remote terminals all that often, and when I do,
I usually don't use X. I do know that you need to set up the DISPLAY
variable correctly. It's quite pointless to telnet into a remote machine
only to have your application appear on that remote machine.

To get to another console, type ALT+CTRL+F2 (or F3, etc.). Then type
startx.

One weird thing you can do (it's weird if you've never done it) is to
start a second X session. Start an normal X session, then switch to
another console. "Type startx -- :1", and boom, you have two X sessions.

David


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