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Next Previous Contents The X Window User HOWTO by Ray Brigleb, ray@aracnet.com v2.0, 1 September 2025 This document contains information on configuring the X Window environment for the Linux user, as well as for the beginning system administrator attempting to sort through the many configuration options and details of X Window. A basic knowledge of software configuration and installation is assumed, as is the presence of X on the users system. 1. Introduction 1.1 Other Sources Of Information 1.2 Versions Of This Document 1.3 Feedback And Corrections 1.4 Acknowledgments 1.5 Copyright 2. Getting Started 2.1 The X Window System: History and Architecture 2.2 Anatomy of Your Desktop 2.3 Invoking X Window 2.4 The X Display Manager 3. Choosing a Window Manager 3.1 FVWM And Its Ancestors 3.2 The Wide World of Window Systems 3.3 The X Graphical Interfaces 3.4 The X Desktop Environments 3.5 The Flashy Window Managers 4. Working In X 4.1 Command Line Options 4.2 Display Names 4.3 XTerm Versus Rxvt, or, Know Thy Terminal Emulator 5. X Startup 5.1 A Sample Starting Configuration 5.2 A More Intelligent Startup 5.3 Getting The Windows Where You Want Them 6. Configuring the Window Manager 6.1 Basic FVWM2 Configuration 6.2 Advanced FVWM2 Configuration 6.3 FVWM2 Configuration Shortcuts 6.4 FVWM2 Themes 7. Fonts and Colors 7.1 Fonts Demystified 7.2 Font Aliases and Configuration 7.3 Using Type 1 Fonts in X 7.4 Using TrueType Fonts in X 7.5 Colors 8. The X Resources 8.1 X Resources: The Basics 8.2 Inside The X Resource Database With editres 8.3 The Anatomy of X Resources 8.4 Making Your Changes Last With .Xdefaults 8.5 Your Own User Resource Directory 9. Clients and Application Tips 9.1 Screen Savers for X 9.2 Emacs and XEmacs 9.3 Some Useful Programs and Tricks 10. Advanced X Usage 10.1 Libraries and Compiling X Applications 10.2 Basic X Security 10.3 More About X Authority 11. Bibliography and Other Resources Next Previous Contents

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