FreeBSD-5.1 and X

[David Fleck]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, douglas wrote:

> At a shell prompt, I type "X"
> what  I get is a blue window with a white cross
> (my mouse pointer) and nothing else.
>
> If I type "startx" I get the expected KDE

As you might guess from the tone of the responses, you're seeing exactly
what you ought to be seeing.  There is no indication of a problem in your
message.  'X' starts the X server, period.  It does not start any user
applications (e.g., xterms, window managers, desktops, screensavers).

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David Fleck
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