On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:46:31AM +1000, Ralph Ronnquist wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 02:47:25PM -0700, Fred wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I normally use openbox for window manager but I would like to try fvwm. Can
> > this be done without disrupting openbox and how to do it?
>
> Run X on a free virtual terminal, then you'll start fvwm and, say,
> xterm on that:
>
> E.g.:
>
> $ sudo /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -nolisten tcp -auth $HOME/fvwm-trial.auth :2 vt09
> $ DISPLAY=:2
> $ fvwm&
> $ xterm&
>
> That will start an X server on vt9 with display identity :2, with fvwm
> and an xterm. Shift to it with C-A-F9 and shift back with C-A-F7.
>

I lost the ">& $HOME/fvwm.log &" bit at the end of the first line.

Ralph.