From e86567828d17161c03d2543a5bd39d9417ce24e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mehran Dehghanian Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 11:16:25 +0430 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'Start X program in terminal at boot without x desktop' --- Start-X-program-in-terminal-at-boot-without-x-desktop.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Start-X-program-in-terminal-at-boot-without-x-desktop.md diff --git a/Start-X-program-in-terminal-at-boot-without-x-desktop.md b/Start-X-program-in-terminal-at-boot-without-x-desktop.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d325728 --- /dev/null +++ b/Start-X-program-in-terminal-at-boot-without-x-desktop.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +The simplest method is just to pass an argument to startx. This is often used to test out a new window manager, e.g. + +`startx /usr/bin/twm` + +So, you should be able to do: + +`startx /path/to/your/program` + +Note: I haven't tested this in a while. It used to work, back in the good old days before Linux decided to try to become Windows. \ No newline at end of file