Re: [LIH] Re: why start x server to use an x app?

[Dr . Sharukh K . R . Pavri .]

Ajitabh Pandey [Tue Sep 25, 2001 at 07:13:53AM +0530]:
> USM Bish [24/09/01 19:58 +0530]:
> > On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 03:52:33AM -0700, Ajitabh Pandey wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Don't you guys think that its a pain to start X server
> > 
> > You definitely need to start X server for X apps ... but
> OK but is it possible to have just the X server running somewhere in the
> background without any kind of window manager running. This will also solve
> the purpose as then to run mplayer, you just need to fire mplayer from the
> shell prompt

Type xinit at the prompt, this will open just the X server then you can fire
up whatever X apps you want.

hth,

regards,

Sharukh.
-- 
Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri
Mumbai, India.

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