I understand. Will do so!
Thank you very much! 🙏

[email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 15. Juli 2021 um 10:33:12 UTC+2:

> > but "qtile start" still works too.
>
> It works too, but long-running programs started before the WM should be 
> run in the background appending "&" to the commands, according to the 
> xinit(1) manpage and the Arch wiki.
>
> Prepending exec to "qtile start" replacecs the script process (the xinit 
> script) with the window manager, so that X doesn't exit if the process 
> forks (some WMs do).
>
> So, even though "qtile start" works, it's still better to use exec 
> before, and it makes the .xinitrc /future-proof/.
>
> SOURCES:
> - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit
> - https://linux.die.net/man/1/xinit
> - https://venam.nixers.net/blog/unix/2020/01/27/xconfig.html
>
> -- 
> Ariel Costas (https://costas.dev)
> GnuPG Public Key (https://costas.dev/pgp)
>

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