On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:28:46 +0100
Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am 2006-01-24 09:30:30, schrieb Andrew Sackville-West:
>
> > so that's cool. but does it start only multiple clients or multiple
> > servers? and how resource hungry does that get to be? > off to test this>
>
> Mul
Am 2006-01-24 09:30:30, schrieb Andrew Sackville-West:
> so that's cool. but does it start only multiple clients or multiple
> servers? and how resource hungry does that get to be? off to test this>
Multiple Servers!
I have a development station where I have chroot for Woody, Sarge,
Etch and Si
I think the original post exhibits some confusion about what X really
is, which nobody seems to have addressed - so I will have a go...
At the most basic level, X is a network graphics protocol, an X application
is a client using this protocol, and an X-server is an application which
implements t
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 01:58:39PM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
> >Hi Kent I do not mean to bother you but I am confused. If I have X running
> >it shows a GNOME desktop. Is this correct? X is the underlying "server" and
> >GNOME is what I see? I was under the impression that X is a Desk
debian wrote:
I've been forced to because KDM has stopped working. For the life of
me I cannot get it to load. In the /var/log/kdm files there are
messages about being refused an X connection, yet I can start X and
startx and run xfce fine. I've googled for solutions until I am dizzy.
Su
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 03:38:22PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 06:08:48PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > That's about the same as the so much advertised "Switch User" feature in
> > windoze XP.
> > The big difference is that Linux/X can do this for ages ;)
>
> I'
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 06:08:48PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
> Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > thierry wrote:
> >
> > > Kent West wrote:
> >
> > >> Hope this helps you understand things.
> > >
> > > Thank you for these explanations, I was using,
Kent writes:
> If I'm not mistaken, "Switch User" only works in XP Home, not in XP Pro.
> Since 99% of my dealings are with Pro in the workplace, I'm constantly
> frustrated by this limitation (as well as others) in XP Pro.
last time I was in to see my physician (actually, she's a PA) I noticed
th
Ken Walker wrote:
So from a basic net install boot disk, what is the minimum you would need to
install to get icewm or blackbox running ?
I'm not positive, but I'd probably do:
aptitude install x-window-system-core icewm
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:55:01 -0600
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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> >On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
> >Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Now, just for kicks, did you know you can start up multiple instances of
> >>X, on the same box
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> Subject: Re: x window / starting the desktop
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> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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> >On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
> >Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Now, just for kicks, did you know you can
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <>
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> Glad y'all got something out of it. I appreciate the comments.
>
> Now, just for kicks, did you know you can start up multiple instances of
> X, on the same box (say, one for you, one for the wife, one for the kid
Andrei Popescu wrote:
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now, just for kicks, did you know you can start up multiple instances of
X, on the same box (say, one for you, one for the wife, one for the kid,
etc)?
That's about the same as the so much advertised "Switch User" feature in
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> thierry wrote:
>
> > Kent West wrote:
>
> >> Hope this helps you understand things.
> >
> > Thank you for these explanations, I was using, and wondering about all
> > this since I moved to linux,for over a year now. Thank
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:33:45 -0600
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now, just for kicks, did you know you can start up multiple instances of
X, on the same box (say, one for you, one for the wife, one for the kid,
etc)?
so that's cool. but does it start
thierry wrote:
Kent West wrote:
Hope this helps you understand things.
Thank you for these explanations, I was using, and wondering about all
this since I moved to linux,for over a year now. Thanks again.
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
Kent, that has to be one of the best down-and-dirty
Kent West wrote:
Joe wrote:
Hi Kent I do not mean to bother you but I am confused. If I have X
running
it shows a GNOME desktop. Is this correct? X is the underlying
"server" and
GNOME is what I see? I was under the impression that X is a Desktop
such as
KDE or GNOME.
The X "server" is t
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:58:39 -0600
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
> >Hi Kent I do not mean to bother you but I am confused. If I have X running
> >it shows a GNOME desktop. Is this correct? X is the underlying "server" and
> >GNOME is what I see? I was under the impression th
Joe wrote:
Hi Kent I do not mean to bother you but I am confused. If I have X running
it shows a GNOME desktop. Is this correct? X is the underlying "server" and
GNOME is what I see? I was under the impression that X is a Desktop such as
KDE or GNOME.
The X "server" is the underlying "graphic
Kent West wrote:
>In X, the server is the basic GUI "engine". As a general rule, it would
>sit on your local computer where the user sits. The "X server" is kind
>of like the blue screen on a Windows computer that appears just before
>the Start Menu and Taskbar and "My Computer" appear.
>
>The "cl
Janeque Peterson wrote:
>
> Needless to say I'm very new to this. I tried starting the x window
> (although I don't have a very clear idea what it is exactly)
The X Window System has been the traditional windowing system (Graphical
User Interface - "GUI") for Unix/Linux based systems.
Apple de
Hello
Janeque Peterson (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> Needless to say I'm very new to this. I tried starting the x window
> (although I don't have a very clear idea what it is exactly) with the
> "startx' command, also I tried 'start kde'. I got a command not found
> to both. Then, to make sure m
On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 10:04:10AM -0700, Janeque Peterson wrote:
>
>Needless to say I'm very new to this. I tried starting the x window
>(although I don't have a very clear idea what it is exactly) with the
>"startx' command, also I tried 'start kde'. I got a command not found to
>
Needless to say I'm very new to this. I tried
starting the x window (although I don't have a very clear idea what it is
exactly) with the "startx' command, also I tried 'start kde'. I got a command
not found to both. Then, to make sure my x configuration is right, I did
'dpkg-reconfigure x
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