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sx <https://github.com/Earnestly/sx>
INTRODUCTION
sx is a simple alternative to both xinit(1) and startx(1) for starting
an Xorg server.
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It started life as a proof of concept while attempting to learn how both
xinit and startx worked.
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It is not a direct replacement however as it provides a different, more
limited, interface.
Some of these major differences are listed here:
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* The server's command-line is hard coded and not exposed to the
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user.
* The server starts on the same tty the user logged in on.
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* The server doesn't listen on anything except unix domain sockets.
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* The first DISPLAY is 1 instead of 0 contrary to what X(7) suggests.
* xauth entries are overwritten if the displayname is identical.
* Corresponding xauth entries are unconditionally removed when the server
exits.
* The server uses the -noreset flag.
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* While XAUTHORITY is still honoured, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/xauthfile is
used instead of $HOME/.Xauthority
* Very little proxy error checking is used preferring instead to let each
tool speak for itself.
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* None of the typical /etc/X11/xinit infrastructure is directly used.
* Neither XINITRC is honoured nor .xinitrc used.
* The XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/sxrc file is used instead of .xinitrc and is
required to be executable.
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For a rationale on why this exists, the author invites the reader to look
over the source code for both xinit and startx.
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NOTES
Since the addition of Xorg.wrap it may be necessary to set allowed_users to
anybody in /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config as sx attempts to start clients from
within a subshell and is thusly not considered a console user.
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REQUIRES
* Xorg
* xauth
* /dev/urandom
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INSTALL
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make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=staged install