Subj : Re: X-programs
To   : comp.os.linux
From : rdgentry1
Date : Thu Aug 26 2004 10:10 am

john <jmuielewiczno@spamyahoo.com> wrote in message news:<412dbe87$1_4@news.athenanews.com>...
> how do you start up programs requiring the X-server without starting a 
> window manager?

Basically, you don't ...

X provides basic grahpics services to a window manager -- somebody has
to manage those windows ;-)  There are several "minimalist" window
managers however.

Otherwise, you might want to look at :
$ man startx

hth,
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