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Subject: RE: X application without starting a desktop
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> Is it possible to run an XWindows application without 
> starting KDE (or Gnome etc..) ?
> (Something like launching the application together with the 
> Xserver at its minimum..)

put it into your ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession file like so:

#! /bin/sh
# .xinitrc

# start fvwm2
exec fvwm2 &

# ...and start some nice progs
exec xterm &
exec xeyes &

# EOF


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