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Questions tagged [xinit]

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/dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory

My Ubuntu 16.04 system boots to X.Org failsafe mode (xinit fails). I cannot find out why. The file /var/log/Xorg.0.log contains the following: /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory PS: My system was working fine until I removed 2 kernel images…
user152037
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File ~/.Xmodmap is not sourced on startup in 18.04

I have a custom key mapping in the file ~/.Xmodmap which can be activated by running xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap. However, I want this to happen automatically when I login. I have tried the following without success: ~/.xinitrc with content xmodmap…
MuadDev
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Cannot Get Xdmx to work with two Ubuntu Computers (xinit error)

I have two computers running Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity, and I'd really like to use the distributed multihead (Xdmx) software in order to use one of the computers as a second monitor, instead of just using two computers with Synergy. I replicated this…
Carter
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~/.xinput.d folder is ignored in Ubuntu 13.04

It used to be that you could make a file ~/.xinput.d/en_US and put xinput commands in there, such as enabling drag lock. Now, for some reason, in 13.04 this does not work. Anyone know why this changed, and how to set these? I suppose I could just…
CaptSaltyJack
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How do you run X.org and GNOME on WSL?

After what feels like years and years of futile attempts and google searches, I have finally decided to come here. As a beginner to linux, I really don't know stuff. After going through countless tutorials, I have been able to get through every…
Paradox
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How to create a new logind session while running xinit from the console?

My current system boots to console and I do not want to use a display manager. After updating to Ubuntu 13.10, I realised that the ConsoleKit is no longer used for managing user logins and systemd-logind service is used instead. My .xinitrc config…
jeremija
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.xinitrc not sourced in 13.10

I am using gnome / lightdm / ubuntu 13.10. I have some customisations I want to do in ~/.xinitrc, but it seems this file is not being sourced at startup. I've tried also with .xsessionrc and .xprofile with no luck. And reading /var/log/Xorg.0.log…
wim
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LightDM causing display issues with i3

So I have just done an Ubuntu minimal install with i3, here are the steps I have taken so far: On boot CTRL+ALT+F1 to get access to terminal Login using details provided during setup sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install…
Otis Wright
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How do I use my second X server instance?

My main display is 0, running on terminal tty7, started automatically at boot time. I switch to terminal tty2, start another X server as display 1 (xinit -- :1). I can run programs from the X terminal and they are shown on display 1 (in tty2) ...…
hatterman
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I changed my .xinitrc file and can't log into Ubuntu, how to fix it?

I use vim to build an empty file ~/.xinitrc as a tutorial tells me. And then I change its content to exec wmii. wmii is the window manager I intended to use. I've already installed it on my Ubuntu. After I reboot my computer, I can't log in with my…
ZengJuchen
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How to run GTK application on text mode of ubuntu and rotate to portrait view without x-server?

I am using ubuntu on text only with terminal in portrait mode to run the GTK application. I have removed GUI/Desktop mode. I tried to run it on ubuntu and other Linux operating systems. I used 'startx' and 'xinit' without using x server. The…
Mudit Shrivastava
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How to configure Kodi, running on ubuntu, for fullscreen mode

I have an Ubuntu box which displays kodi fullscreen on my TV. It is started in /etc/rc.local via /usr/bin/xinit /usr/bin/kodi Today a toddler got hold of the keyboard for a split second and managed, though a keyboard combination, to switch the…
WoJ
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Can't get rid of wdm

I have a minimal installation of Ubuntu 14.04 with dwm as window manager. The display manager wdm was installed as a dependency and is launched at every boot. But all I want is a manual login to X with startx (.xinitrc is configured with exec…
Caerulean
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Can't see the dock bar when starting desktop environment with startx

I'm using Ubuntu version 19.04. I would like to log into gnome desktop environment from TTY terminal. I used startx to initialize the desktop environment. I can see the top bar and run gui applications. But there's no dock bar, unless I press the…
Lenny White
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 Nvidia GT218-ION Driver

I am running Ubuntu Server 16.04 Xenial on my mini itx board with a Nvidia GT218-ION videocard. I installed kodi and xinit but I seem to mis the correct Nvidia drivers, nvidia-304 (current) dont work with the latest version of xinit as it…
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