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Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster
Date 2018-06-16 21:30 +0200
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On Sat 16 Jun 2018 at 12:06:24 +0200, Siard wrote:

> Now in some local list, I've heard someone maintain that starting X
> with startx is very old, untested, deprecated, certainly in a systemd
> environment. A display manager would control various things concerning
> your login session in cooperation with systemd.
> I've never heard of that. Is it true, should one refrain from using
> startx nowadays?

Old? Indeed. Prehistoric even. :) That's its charm.

Untested? Not at all; many test it all the time

Deprecated? By whom? And why?

Refrain from using it? It works well on Debian.

-- 
Brian.

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Latest version of X not starting in buster Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2018-06-12 17:10 +0200
  Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2018-06-13 15:10 +0200
    [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2018-06-13 17:30 +0200
      Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2018-06-14 12:50 +0200
        Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in  buster Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2018-06-14 15:50 +0200
          Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-06-14 17:50 +0200
            Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2018-06-14 19:20 +0200
            Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in  buster Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2018-06-16 12:10 +0200
              Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-06-16 13:20 +0200
              Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-06-16 21:30 +0200
                Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in  buster Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-06-17 00:30 +0200
                Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in  buster Charlie S <taoquester@gmail.com> - 2018-06-17 00:50 +0200
                Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in buster Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2018-06-17 05:50 +0200
                Re: [Solved, largely] Re: Latest version of X not starting in  buster Charlie S <taoquester@gmail.com> - 2018-06-17 09:10 +0200

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