Chapter 4, Invoking x11r6.1, 1 overview – Tech Source Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX User Manual

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Chapter 4

INVOKING X11R6.1

4.1 Overview


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


xinit

xdm

• Common desktop Environment (CDE)
• 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] options] [ -- [server]

[display] options ]

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