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Re: How to restart the X server under Debian?



On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 11:16:46PM +0200, Colin Finck wrote:
> I need to restart the X server (XFree86 4.3.0) under Debian Sarge with a
> script or program.
> On other Linux systems, I now that I can use "init 3" to terminate the X
> server and then use "startx" to start it again, but on my Debian system this
> does not work.

Debian doesn't use runlevels to detemine when to run X.  X is run by
using startx[1] or a graphical login manager (xdm,kdm,gdm).

> Additionally I have no runlevel 5. On other Linux systems, this runlevel is
> used for a graphical X environment, but on Debian it simply does not exist.
> Is there a way to add this, because I want to autostart the X server after
> login.

Debian does have a runlevel 5, it's just the same as 2-4 by default.  To
autostart X at boot, use a login manager(xdm, kdm, gdm) or run startx in
your $HOME/.bash_profile.

1. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-x
2. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-system.en.html#s-runlevels

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