Questions tagged [xinit]
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Service can't start or connect to pulseaudio
I installed Ubuntu Server 23.04 and afterwards manually installed kodi and pulseaudio.
I'm also using the kodi-standalone service to start kodi automatically on boot.
The problem is, that the service ...
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Starting gnome-wayland from xinitrc on 22.10
I'm starting my system using .xinitrc instead of GDM. My statement for gnome on Xorg is:
exec /usr/bin/gnome-session
What's the statement to start gnome on wayland?
Thanks.
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How do you run X.org and GNOME on WSL?
After what feels like years and years of futile attempts and google searches, I have finally decided to come here. As a beginner to linux, I really don't know stuff. After going through countless ...
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Running an X application from tty
I've been trying to run an X application (firefox) on tt3 (CTRL+ALT+F3) with the following command:
xinit /usr/bin/firefox $* -- :2 vt$XDG_VTNR
and all I've been getting is a blank screen.
Killing ...
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Using .xinitrc, some apps take a long time to open
I'm using ~/.xinitrc (and startx) to start my window manager. It works just fine but some apps are taking a long time to open (i.e. thunar, nemo, etc). Can someone offer some advice on how to track ...
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Openbox autostart.sh file not running all commands
I am using Openbox 3.6.1 with xinit on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver.
As per normal procedure, i created an autostart.sh file to be run when Openbox starts up.
The file is located at ~/.config/openbox/...
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how to run one java aplication JFrame on Ubuntu Server with Xinit
I`m trying to run one java jframe aplication on Ubuntu Server with xinit, it is possible? I tried to run the java aplication with:
startx java -jar myapp.jar
but I receive the next messages
And ...
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How to run GTK application on text mode of ubuntu and rotate to portrait view without x-server?
I am using ubuntu on text only with terminal in portrait mode to run the GTK application. I have removed GUI/Desktop mode. I tried to run it on ubuntu and other Linux operating systems.
I used '...
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Can't see the dock bar when starting desktop environment with startx
I'm using Ubuntu version 19.04. I would like to log into gnome desktop environment from TTY terminal. I used startx to initialize the desktop environment. I can see the top bar and run gui ...
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startx (xinit) not working
So I am installing Ubuntu Server (18.10) in a VirtualBox VM and it's working, except that I can't get startx to work. I'd like to have i3wm, because it good for multitasking and it's light.
The ...
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File ~/.Xmodmap is not sourced on startup in 18.04
I have a custom key mapping in the file ~/.Xmodmap which can be activated by running xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap.
However, I want this to happen automatically when I login. I have tried the following without ...
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/dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
My Ubuntu 16.04 system boots to X.Org failsafe mode (xinit fails). I cannot find out why. The file /var/log/Xorg.0.log contains the following:
/dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
PS: My system ...
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LightDM causing display issues with i3
So I have just done an Ubuntu minimal install with i3, here are the steps I have taken so far:
On boot CTRL+ALT+F1 to get access to terminal
Login using details provided during setup
sudo apt-get ...
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 Nvidia GT218-ION Driver
I am running Ubuntu Server 16.04 Xenial on my mini itx board with a Nvidia GT218-ION videocard.
I installed kodi and xinit but I seem to mis the correct Nvidia drivers, nvidia-304 (current) dont work ...
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Cannot Get Xdmx to work with two Ubuntu Computers (xinit error)
I have two computers running Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity, and I'd really like to use the distributed multihead (Xdmx) software in order to use one of the computers as a second monitor, instead of just ...
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How to configure Kodi, running on ubuntu, for fullscreen mode
I have an Ubuntu box which displays kodi fullscreen on my TV. It is started in /etc/rc.local via
/usr/bin/xinit /usr/bin/kodi
Today a toddler got hold of the keyboard for a split second and managed,...
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How do I use my second X server instance?
My main display is 0, running on terminal tty7, started automatically at boot time.
I switch to terminal tty2, start another X server as display 1 (xinit -- :1).
I can run programs from the X ...
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Adjust ScreenBlank timeout on Firefox kiosk
I have a Ubuntu 14.04 set up as a kiosk that starts Firefox in /etc/init/x.conf like this:
exec su -c "startx /etc/X11/Xsession /home/kiosk/kiosk.sh --" kiosk
(see details here: How to make ubuntu ...
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Can't get rid of wdm
I have a minimal installation of Ubuntu 14.04 with dwm as window manager.
The display manager wdm was installed as a dependency and is launched at every boot.
But all I want is a manual login to X ...
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I changed my .xinitrc file and can't log into Ubuntu, how to fix it?
I use vim to build an empty file ~/.xinitrc as a tutorial tells me. And then I change its content to exec wmii. wmii is the window manager I intended to use. I've already installed it on my Ubuntu.
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.xinitrc not sourced in 13.10
I am using gnome / lightdm / ubuntu 13.10.
I have some customisations I want to do in ~/.xinitrc, but it seems this file is not being sourced at startup. I've tried also with .xsessionrc and ....
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How to create a new logind session while running xinit from the console?
My current system boots to console and I do not want to use a display manager.
After updating to Ubuntu 13.10, I realised that the ConsoleKit is no longer used for managing user logins and systemd-...
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~/.xinput.d folder is ignored in Ubuntu 13.04
It used to be that you could make a file ~/.xinput.d/en_US and put xinput commands in there, such as enabling drag lock. Now, for some reason, in 13.04 this does not work. Anyone know why this changed,...