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  <H2><A NAME="5"></A>5. Running X</H2>
<p>8mb of memory is a recommended minimum for running X.  The server,
window manager, display manager and an xterm take about 8Mb of virtual
memory themselves.  Even if their resident set size is smaller, on a
8Mb system that leaves very space for other applications such as gcc
that expect a few meg free.  The R6 X servers may work with 4Mb of
memory, but in practice compilation while running X can take 5 or 10
times as long due to constant paging.</p>
<p>The easiest way for new users to start X windows is to type
``<code>startx &gt;&amp; startx.log</code>''.  Error messages are lost unless
you redirect them because the server takes over the screen.</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 your home directory as described in the <em>xinit</em>
and <em>startx</em> man pages.</p>



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