Re: chroots, xnest and gnome

[schoappied <schoappied@gmail.com>]

Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Tue, Jan  6, 2009 at 13:39:26 +0100, schoappied wrote:
>
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know how to start a 'chroot environment'
> > (chroot chroot)
> >
> > How do I start gnome in xnest while in a chroot environment? So I can  
> > customize the gnome desktop?
> >
> >     
> Bind-mount /tmp inside your chroot, so the X11 socket directory is
> shared.  And then "startx ... -- /usr/bin/Xnest :1" should work.
> (btw, you might want to use Xephyr instead of Xnest)
>
>
>   
Is xephyr better? Can you tell me how it works with chroot?

Thanks,

\d