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## 12. Running X

16mb of memory is a recommended minimum for running the network software, X and the presentation manager in parallel. The server, window manager and an xterm take about 4-6 Mb of memory themselves. X will start up on a system with 8MB or less, but the performance will severely suffer from heavy disk swapping. Your mileage may vary, though, so some people might consider this still tolerable.

The easiest way for new users to start X windows is to type:

> `

>     [C:\] startx

> `

.

To get out of X windows, type: ```exit`'' in the console xterm. You can customize your X by creating `.xinitrc`, `.xserverrc`, and `.twmrc` files in the directory that the `HOME` environment variable points to. These files are described in the xinit and startx man pages.

By default, the systemwide `xinitrc` file (in `Y:/XFree86/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.cmd`) installs the rather simplistic `twm` window manager. You can find better window managers on the ported software page at http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86ported.html .

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