On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:08:02PM -0500, Stephen Yorke wrote: > Thanks a lot Andrew. > > I think you have cleared up a few things for me now and think I have to > go and research the .xinitrc file and see if that is going to work > properly with fluxbox so I can get rid of GDM and just launch a single > app on boot up...sort of a Kiosk type setup for a LiveCD project which > was just thrown at me. well, you don't even need fluxbox. if its just the single app and that's all you want to run, then a one line xinitrc should do it. A > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 02:26:07PM -0500, Stephen Yorke wrote: > > Thanks for the quick response. > > > > So it seems like I would ALWAYS need an X-Server but I can do without > a Window Manager. > > no you don't ALWAYS need an X-server. However, to run X applications, > you do. You are correct in that you do not need a window manager. You > can run an X application all on its own within X. for example, you could > (assuming you have X configured), create a .xinitrc file in your home > directory with the following contents: > > firefox > > then type startx at the command prompt and you'll get an X session with > just the one application running in it, probably full screen. How well > this might behave is debateable. > > you can also do away with all the *dm's and just run a windowmanager > directly with an .xinitrc that looks like this > > fvwm > > or whatever window manager you want. > > A >
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