Re: Loading X Windows

[Buddha Buck <phaedrus@dreamscape.com>]

> 
> > Is it possible to start an X session from the shell?
> 
> yes.  type "startx" at the command line, as any user, and the machine is
> transformed.  you can end with alt-ctl-backspace.
> 
> > Also, does X allow multiple sessions at once?
> 
> what do you mean by this.  you can have multiple windows open.  type
> "xterm &" to launch an extra xterm, for example.  Or you can log in from
> another x-capable machine and open windows.
> 
Or, if you are desparate and foolish enough (and have a lot of memory), 
you -can- run multiple X servers on different virtual consoles.  I've 
done this in the past.  I don't recommend it.

I have also seen multiple simultaneous X servers running on a MkLinux 
machine.  Unfortunately, the current version of MkLinux for PowerPC ony 
supports one console (not even serial support yet), so it made the 
machine a bit unusable and forced a reboot.

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