Oh Boy.....
> Hi,
>
> I have a linux machine with Slackware 3.5 installed along with Kernel version
> 2.0.35.
>
> During installation (i.e setup program of slackware) i have selected:
> - x332s3v: from XFree86 Xwindows System (i.e X disk set), since i am using
> video card with S3Virge chipset.
> - Then documents etc etc from XFree86 Series.
>
> Created /etc/XF86Config file using the xf86config command and selecting my
> system hardware.
>
> Then i installed Afterstep in my system.
>
> Now from command line when i fire startx > ~/AF-debug 2>&1,
> i get a blue screen like windows, i can open an xterm window, can read
> afterstep docs from Netscape Navigator etc etc.
>
> But my problem is:
>
> - Exactly what is x332s3v ????
This is the Xserver. In this case XFree86-S3 server. Release 3.3.2
> - What is afterstep ???
AfterStep is a WindowManager. Unlike Win95, X seperates its server and GUI.
This is an oversimplification, but should suffice. the WindowManager is
the Interface for X. It is responsible for drawing windows, etc.
See http://www.PLiG.org for information on Windowmanagers in general, and
plenty of information on the various WindowManagers in general. Excellent site.
Also see "man X".
> - What is startx ???
startx is a script which executes .xinit (or /etc/X11/xinit/xinit, if there
is no .xinit in your home directory.) The xinit script starts your windowmanager
and possibly other programs as well.
> - What is xdm ???
You can make it so that rather than start in console mode, Linux (and Unix
in general) can boot right to Xwindows. XDM is used to handle the logging in/out
of users if this is the case.
> - When "startx > ~/AF-debug 2>&1" is fired, in which sequence the
> applications are run ??
I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. If you want to see what X
applications are started when you bring up X, take a look in the
aformentioned xinit file.
>
> Thanks and hope to hear from anyone soon.
>
> Umar
>
If you still have questions about what I said, write back.
Bryan Scaringe
