How can I create a new X in a window of the old X? A custom .xinitrc for the new X would be nice. I intend to use this for WM tinkering, so I don’t break the WM I’m currently running.
How can I create a new X in a window of the old X?
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How can I create a new X in a window of the old X? A custom .xinitrc for the new X would be nice. I intend to use this for WM tinkering, so I don’t break the WM I’m currently running.
Use Xnest.Use Xephyr. It’s an X server whose backend is an X window.
Recommendation taken from packages.debian.org:
— https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/xnest
— https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/xserver-xephyr