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<TITLE>Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO: Running a Remote Window Manager</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s8">8. Running a Remote Window Manager</A></H2>
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<P>A window manager (like <CODE>twm</CODE>, <CODE>wmaker</CODE>, or <CODE>fvwm95</CODE>) is an
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application like any other. The normal procedure should work.
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<P>Well, almost. At most one window manager can be running on a display at
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any time. If you are already running a local window manager, you cannot
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start the remote one (it will complain and exit). You have to kill
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(or simply quit) the local one first.
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<P>Unfortunately, many X session scripts end with an
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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<PRE>
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exec window-manager-of-choice
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>and this means that when the (local) window manager exits, your session
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exits, and the X system (xdm or xinit) considers your session over and
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effectively logs you out.
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<P>
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<P>You have to jump through a few extra hoops, but it can be done and
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it's not too difficult. Just play with your session script (normally
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<CODE>~/.xsession</CODE> or <CODE>~/.xinitrc</CODE>) to get it as you want it.
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<P>
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<P>Beware that a window manager often provides ways to run new programs,
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and that these will run on the local machine. That is, local to where
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the window manager runs. If you run a remote window manager, it will
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spawn remote applications, and this may not be what you want. Of course,
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they still display on the display that is local to you.
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