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  <H2><A NAME="14"></A>12. Running X</H2>
<p>16mb of memory is a recommended minimum for running the network software,
X and the presentation manager in parallel.  The server, window manager and 
an xterm take about 4-6 Mb of memory themselves.  X will start up on a
system with 8MB or less, but the performance will severely suffer from
heavy disk swapping. Your mileage may vary, though, so some people might
consider this still tolerable.</p>
<p>The easiest way for new users to start X windows is to type: 
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<pre>
[C:\] startx
</pre>
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.</p>
<p>To get out of X windows, type: ``<code>exit</code>'' in the console xterm.
You can customize your X by creating <code>.xinitrc</code>, <code>.xserverrc</code>,
and <code>.twmrc</code> files in the directory that the <code>HOME</code> environment 
variable points to. These files are described in the xinit and startx
man pages.</p>
<p>By default, the systemwide <code>xinitrc</code> file (in <code>Y:/XFree86/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.cmd</code>)
installs the rather simplistic <code>twm</code> window manager. You can find better
window managers on the ported software page at 
<A href="http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86ported.html">http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86ported.html</A> .</p>


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