%general-entities; ]> xinit The xinit package contains a usable script to start the xserver. &lfs112_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &xinit-md5sum; Download size: &xinit-size; Estimated disk space required: &xinit-buildsize; Estimated build time: &xinit-time; xinit Dependencies Required Recommended (runtime only) , , and (used in the default xinitrc file) User Notes: Install xinit by running the following commands: ./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xinitdir=/etc/X11/app-defaults && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && ldconfig If starting Xorg from the command line, the default instructions above starts Xorg on the current virtual terminal. It may be convenient to see Xorg and associated application messages on the current virtual terminal, normally tty1, and start the graphical environment on the first available unused virtual terminal, normally tty7. To do this, set the suid bit on the Xorg application as the root user: chmod u+s $XORG_PREFIX/libexec/Xorg At this point you can start Xorg on virtual terminal 7 with startx <client arguments> -- vt7. Now you can toggle between tty1 and tty7 with the Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F7 key combinations. To automatically start Xorg on the first available virtual terminal, modify the startx script as the root user with: sed -i '/$serverargs $vtarg/ s/serverargs/: #&/' $XORG_PREFIX/bin/startx After this change, the virtual terminal does not need to be specified on the startx command line. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories xinit and startx None None Short Descriptions startx initializes an X session startx xinit is the X Window System initializer xinit