startx
A front-end to
xinit
that provides a nice user interface for running a single session of the X Window System. More information: https://x.org/releases/X11R7.5/doc/man/man1/startx.1.html.
- Start an X session:
startx
- Start an X session with a predefined depth value:
startx -- -depth {{value}}
- Start an X session with a predefined dpi value:
startx -- -dpi {{value}}
- Override the settings in the
.xinitrc
file and start a new X session:
startx /{{path/to/window_manager_or_desktop_environment}}