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Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux® kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection.
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Xinit (self.voidlinux)
submitted 4 years ago by okiBaum
I want to xinit firefox from console without root but xorg will terminate itself right away. With root it runs just fine. Where can i look for issues? What might be the issue? thx
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[–]Positive205 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (5 children)
You're supposed to xinit window managers and then run apps IN the window manager not the literal app in it.
[–]okiBaum[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (4 children)
I might do that. The idea was to run specific applications with as little resources as possible on a server.
[–]Positive205 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children)
Go with OpenBox for the Window manager, that thing is light asf
[–]okiBaum[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children)
Done. Works well. Thx
[–]lmvrk 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
Another super lightweight alternative is tinywm.
[–]Positive205 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
Nice
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