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{{Article summary text|Starting X automatically at login to a virtual terminal.}} | {{Article summary text|Starting X automatically at login to a virtual terminal.}} | ||
{{Article summary heading|Related}} | {{Article summary heading|Related}} | ||
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{{Article summary wiki|Automatic login to virtual console}} | {{Article summary wiki|Automatic login to virtual console}} | ||
{{Article summary wiki|Display Manager}} | {{Article summary wiki|Display Manager}} | ||
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{{Article summary wiki|Xinitrc}} | {{Article summary wiki|Xinitrc}} | ||
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A [[Display Manager|display manager]] can be used to provide a login screen and start the [[X server]]. This article explains how this can be done using an existing virtual terminal. | A [[Display Manager|display manager]] can be used to provide a login screen and start the [[X server]]. This article explains how this can be done using an existing virtual terminal. | ||
| − | To manually start X, {{ic|startx}} | + | To manually start X, {{ic|startx}} is used, which will execute {{ic|~/.xinitrc}}, which may be customized to start the window manager of choice as described in the [[xinitrc]] article. |
== Shell profile file == | == Shell profile file == | ||
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* For [[Zsh]], add it to {{ic|~/.zprofile}} instead. | * For [[Zsh]], add it to {{ic|~/.zprofile}} instead. | ||
| + | {{bc|1=<nowiki> | ||
| + | [[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && exec startx | ||
| + | </nowiki>}} | ||
| − | + | {{Note|You can replace the {{ic|-eq 1}} comparison with one like {{ic|-le 3}} (for vt1 to vt3) if you want to use graphical logins on more than one VT.}} | |
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| + | {{Note|X must always be run on the same tty where the login occurred, to preserve the logind session. This is handled by the default {{ic|/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc}}.}} | ||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
| − | * This method can be combined with [[automatic login to virtual console]]. | + | * This method can be combined with [[automatic login to virtual console]]. /!\ When doing this you have to set correct dependencies for the autologin systemd service to ensure that dbus is started before ~/.xinitrc is read and hence pulseaudio started. (cf this [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=155416 post]) |
* If you would like to remain logged in when the X session ends, remove {{ic|exec}}. | * If you would like to remain logged in when the X session ends, remove {{ic|exec}}. | ||
* To redirect the output of the X session to a file, create an [[alias]]: | * To redirect the output of the X session to a file, create an [[alias]]: | ||
: {{bc|1=alias startx='startx &> ~/.xlog'}} | : {{bc|1=alias startx='startx &> ~/.xlog'}} | ||
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A display manager can be used to provide a login screen and start the X server. This article explains how this can be done using an existing virtual terminal.
To manually start X, startx is used, which will execute ~/.xinitrc, which may be customized to start the window manager of choice as described in the xinitrc article.
Shell profile file
Note: This runs X on the same tty used to login, which is required in order to maintain the login session.
- For Bash, add the following to the bottom of
~/.bash_profile. If the file does not exist, copy a skeleton version from/etc/skel/.bash_profile.
- For Zsh, add it to
~/.zprofileinstead.
[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && exec startx
Note: You can replace the
-eq 1 comparison with one like -le 3 (for vt1 to vt3) if you want to use graphical logins on more than one VT.Note: X must always be run on the same tty where the login occurred, to preserve the logind session. This is handled by the default
/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc.Tips
- This method can be combined with automatic login to virtual console. /!\ When doing this you have to set correct dependencies for the autologin systemd service to ensure that dbus is started before ~/.xinitrc is read and hence pulseaudio started. (cf this post)
- If you would like to remain logged in when the X session ends, remove
exec. - To redirect the output of the X session to a file, create an alias:
-
alias startx='startx &> ~/.xlog'