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On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:55:54 -0500

Sean Corbett  wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Folderol  wrote:

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> > add to end of /home/{username}/.bash_profile

> >        startx

>

> Instead of a blind "startx", you may find it handy to make your

> .bash_profile a little smarter... i.e., here's what I use (on Arch):

>

> if [[ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]] && [[ "$(tty)" = "/dev/tty1" ]]; then

>   startx &> .xsession-log

>   logout

> fi

>

> This way, you can log into another virtual terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F2 for

> example) and do some debugging in the background.  Or it's handy if

> you don't feel like firing up X at all.

>

> -sean

Sounds good to me. I'll give it a try :)
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