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1997 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

X Window System

Author : Fred Hantelmann

Published in: LINUX Start-up Guide

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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An ergonomic alternative for operating Linux via a (virtual) console is offered by the window system X11, where the user can access the system by a graphical interface. Over X11, single applications are displayed in windows and are operated (depending on the application type) via keyboard and/or mouse commands.

Metadata
Title
X Window System
Author
Fred Hantelmann
Copyright Year
1997
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60749-3_11

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