Scribbling feverishly on May 28, technical questions managed to emit: > Hey guys, > > I am completely new to this X thing. But had heard a lot about it and now NEED to know it. > So the following questions follow - > > Whats X's primary purpose? (What am I missing without X? What will I gain with X?Why should I know X?) Without X, you don't have a graphical interface. That's not entirely true, but X is by far the most commonly used GUI for *nix. You don't have to have X to use *nix, but it really helps. > Does X come into picture in Unix-based systems only AND/OR only when Windows interfaces with Unix based systems? (X is completely out of picture when in a completely windows based network/systems?) X has been implemented on all major operating systems, and many minor ones. You don't need X to work with a *nix system because command line utilities (telnet or ssh, for example) work just fine. You don't need X in completely Windows-based network. > Where can I get a good resource starting with X fundamentals (server/client etc) and going upto xvfb and the DISPLAY variable of the solaris etc? I'm not quite sure I understand what you're asking here. If you just need to learn how to use an X-based system, any Linux or BSD system with an X installation should be sufficient. Kurt -- Be different: conform.
