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