Bob Bernstein composed on 2019-06-18 18:48 (UTC-0400):
> # startx
> Saints Be Praised! I had a colorful image in front of me, and my
> icewm had been neatly launched. No mouse problem. OMG!
> But it only works for root.
The gods of security have decreed that instead of startx you must use a display
manager to login and start your X session.
Don't let anyone know I suggested how to have startx work for other than root.
;-)
The security gods have determined it is unreasonably dangerous (and it might not
help):
sudo chmod 4711 /usr/bin/Xorg
startx
IMO it's OK to use to test that X works at all before choosing and installing a
display manager. Future updates will undo the chmod (for your safety).
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