Starting X11 with the startx Command
The startx command is an easy way to start an X session if you're working on a single computer or boot Linux to runlevel 3 mode (X11, multiuser and networking enabled). There are other ways to start X (see the section Using xdm later in this chapter). The startx command is a handy shell script that will pass on command-line options to the X server for your X sessions.
The startx command is typically used to pass starting color-depth information to the X server, as well as to find client commands or options to run for the session (usually your .xinitrc file in your home directory; see the section The .xinitrc File).
If you use a similar Screen definition as in the previous section, the default X session ...
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