Re: FreeBSD-5.1 and X

From: David Fleck (david.fleck_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 08/19/03

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    On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, douglas wrote:

    > At a shell prompt, I type "X"
    > what I get is a blue window with a white cross
    > (my mouse pointer) and nothing else.
    >
    > If I type "startx" I get the expected KDE

    As you might guess from the tone of the responses, you're seeing exactly
    what you ought to be seeing. There is no indication of a problem in your
    message. 'X' starts the X server, period. It does not start any user
    applications (e.g., xterms, window managers, desktops, screensavers).

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    David Fleck
    dcf@aracnet.com
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