An X Window System tutorial (Part 1)

In this multi-part video series, I'm attempting to demonstrate the role window managers play when using the X Window System.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• XWindowSystem
• X11
• Xorg
• XFree86
• icewm
• icewm-lite
• windowmanager
• unix
• linux
• debian
• leafpad
• abiword
• jwm
• XWindows
• xterm

[RickyTomatoes]

These X Window tutorials are awesome! Keep up the excellent work!!!

[header1989]

Thanks for doing these

[NoUsernamesSir]

Thanks!

[vac1582]

What linux distribution your using?

[VIV0411]

Thanks. You are awesome!

[PoprocksCk]

It's a bit misleading that you have to have one program open. You can easily start X directly, without using xinit, and run it without having a single other X program running.

[grinick]

this is helpful, thank you!

[bulli1979]

great tutorial,... you explain every aspect, thx.

[mekoka]

Thanks for taking the time to explain this.

[adviseore]

Thanks for making the tutorials.

[andjack]

It's beccouse the script ~/.xinitrc is not exit. And that is becouse it was not a background process (no '&' after the command).

[mmm1579]

Are you sure that the clock was keeping the X window system up because it was the last program, or was it because this time it wasn't a background process?