Chapter 6 X Window System

Table of Contents
6.1 X Window System Overview
6.2 Obtaining and Configuring XFree86
6.3 Using XFree86
6.4 XFree86 Tips
Written by Justin Sherrill.

6.1 X Window System Overview

The X Window System, or 'X', is a standard for windowing environments. The most common program that implements this standard is XFree86. (http://www.xfree86.org) There are other commercial and open source efforts available, but they are not covered in this document.

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