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On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Tim Pask wrote:

> Hi there,
> I have successfully set up FREEBSD over the weekend and seem to have run
> the X.Windows setup utility properly as well and saved my config file
> with everything matching my hardware.
> 
> Question:
> Does the X.Windows start automatically the next time I reboot or does
> the config file need altering? How do I run it?
> 
> If I need to edit any configuration files could you suggest an easier to
> use editor than vi.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim
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> 
You can start x with the command "startx". (intuitive, ehh?)
/usr/X11R6/bin needs to be in your path. (check .profile for your path)
My favorite editor (my favorite, I happen to like it) is emacs and xemacs.
It isn't all that easy to use at first, but it is designed to be readily
learnable. If you want a REALLY easy editor, use ee (easy editor). 
You can use XDM to start X automagically, but I am about to try
configuring that and can't help you there. 8-)


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