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The X Window User HOWTO

The X Window User HOWTO

Hal Burgiss

hal at foobox.net

v3.1 10 October 2002

Revision History
Revision v3.1	2002-10-10	Revised by: hb
Some minor additions and updates.
Revision v3.0	2002-03-06	Revised by: hb
Rewrite of the original document. Convert to DocBook. Many, many changes.

This document provides basic information on understanding and configuring the X Window System for Linux users. This is meant to be an introductory level document. A basic knowledge of software configuration is assumed, as is the presence of an installed and working X Window System.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. New Versions and ChangeLog
1.2. To Do
1.3. Feedback
1.4. Help!
1.5. Acknowledgments
1.6. Copyright
1.7. Standard Disclaimer

2.1. Hardware
2.2. XF86Config
2.3. xvidtune and Monitor Tuning

3. Running X

3.1. startx
3.2. Display Managers

4. More X Configuration

4.1. X Resources
4.2. xmodmap, the Keyboard and Mice
4.3. xset

5. Fonts and Colors

5.1. Fonts Demystified
5.2. Colors

6. Window Managers and Desktops

6.1. Window Managers
6.2. Desktop Environments

7. X and the Command Line

7.1. xterm and friends

8. X Networking and Security

9. Performance Considerations

9.1. Hardware
9.2. Memory
9.3. X over the Network
9.4. Other Tips

10. Appendix

10.1. Terminology and Usage
10.2. Links and other References

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