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How do you start X using startx in Red Hat Linux?

To start X using startx in Red Hat Linux, follow these steps:
  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Log in as a regular user or as the root user.
  3. Type "startx" and press Enter.
  4. The X window system should start up and display a graphical interface.

If startx does not work, you may need to install the X Window System packages. To install the X Window System packages, follow these steps:
  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Log in as the root user.
  3. Type "yum groupinstall 'X Window System'" and press Enter.
  4. The required packages will be downloaded and installed.
  5. Type "startx" and press Enter.
  6. The X window system should start up and display a graphical interface.

Overall, starting X using startx in Red Hat Linux is a simple process, and it allows you to quickly launch a graphical interface for your Linux system.
1) To start the X server, you type startx at the command prompt.
1) To start the X server, you type startx at the command prompt.

2) As the X server starts, notice the information it returns about your hardware.
2) As the X server starts, notice the information it returns about your hardware. This screen shows several error messages you may use for troubleshooting.
This screen shows that neither the user's fvwm configuration file, .fvwmrc, nor the system-wide configuration files are present.
These are the missing system-wide configuration files.

3)You can now use the X Windows System.
3) You can now use the X Windows System. This screen shows the application window that appears in the lower right corner when using fvwm2 a common window manager. This is a close-up from a default X session.