Invoking X11R6.1; Overview; Xinit - Tech Source RAPTOR 1100T - X11R6.1 FOR AIX Installation Manual

4.1

Overview

There are several ways to invoke X11R6.1 on your system:
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xinit

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xdm
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Common desktop Environment (CDE)
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All of the above with MOX extension enabled
Important: For all these methods, there are some environment
variables that must be set. These can be set in your .cshrc file.
prompt% setenv X11R6HOME /usr/X11R6.1
prompt% setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$X11R6HOME/lib
prompt% set path=($X11R6HOME/bin $path)
The Xtsi server is provided in the $X11R6HOME/bin directory.
The examples used in this chapter refer to the device rap2kt0.
Your actual device name will vary according to the Raptor card type
and the instance number.
4.2 xinit
The xinit program can be directly used to start the X Window
System server. The xinit format is as follows:
xinit [[client]
[display]
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