Re: can't use xinit

From: Steve Ackman (steve_at_SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com)
Date: 09/12/05

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    In <dg1o42$v84$1@news.net.uni-c.dk>, Paminu wrote:
    > I am trying to start another X server on display 1. I have pressed
    > ctrl-alt-F2, logged in and typed:
    >
    > xinit -display :1
    >
    > It works fine if I type startx -- :1 instead but I would like to know why it
    > does not work with xinit.

      Generally, to run a different/additional wm, I'd do

    $ xinit `which blackbox` -- :1

      To simply run an app without wm,

    $ xinit `which program-name` -- :1

      And for a bare xterm,

    $ xinit -- :1

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