bsdtalk104 - Getting to know X - a podcast by Will Backman

from 2007-03-20T14:22

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Getting to know the X Window System.
Make sure you are in a text only mode. You might need to change how the system boots, or boot into single user mode.

  • "startx" to make sure X is working right.
  • "X" by itself gives the basic grey screen.
  • "ctrl" and "alt" and "backspace" keys at the same time will zap X.
  • "X& xterm -display :0"
  • "xterm -geometry +300+300"
  • "twm" or "metacity"
File Info: 10Min, 5MB.

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https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk104/bsdtalk104.ogg

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