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== Running X applications == |
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You can install and run some graphic [[Linux software]] that displays using X. |
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You can start these X applications from [[Terminal Activity]] (note they do not work from the [[console]] as they need at least <tt>DISPLAY</tt> and <tt>XAUTHORITY</tt> environment variables). |
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Unlike Sugar [[Activities]] |
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* X programs appear as a gray circle icon in [[The Frame]]. |
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* Sharing and collaboration don't work |
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* Your work doesn't appear in the [[Journal]], you have to explicitly navigate the file system to save and open files. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 23:13, 20 September 2008
X, or the X Window System, is the software that enables the XO's Sugar graphical user interface — windows, icons, and menus that you interact with using a pointer.
It is standard open source software provided with nearly all Linux distributions.
Restarting X
You can press Ctrl+Alt+Erase to restart the X server and Sugar UI without rebooting your XO.
Determining X version
In the Terminal Activity, type xdpyinfo and press Enter to display lots of information about the X Window System server on your laptop. Enter
xdpyinfo | grep version
just to see the version.
Running X applications
You can install and run some graphic Linux software that displays using X. You can start these X applications from Terminal Activity (note they do not work from the console as they need at least DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY environment variables).
Unlike Sugar Activities
- X programs appear as a gray circle icon in The Frame.
- Sharing and collaboration don't work
- Your work doesn't appear in the Journal, you have to explicitly navigate the file system to save and open files.
See also
- http://x.org home page.