On Tue 18 Jun 2019 at 18:48:52 (-0400), Bob Bernstein wrote: > I put this into google: "systemd X windows Debian" and was brought > here: > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch07.en.html
… which includes the statement "The entire X architecture is considered insecure if run as root. You must always use the lowest privilege level possible, like a regular user account." > I executed the suggested command: > > # dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low x11-common > > ...and then decided to throw all caution to the winds: > > # 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. > > :( Posting that something works, when the command is delinquent (how Americans love that word :) ), is not much help in diagnosis. So it might be worth posting the mode of failure using the command under the correct circumstances, ie as a user. It might avoid the scattergun fixes being suggested by some. I've never run startx as root, and have no idea what's supposed to be the result. (Because of the frequency with which one starts an X server, I use a function to call startx, so that my fingers don't get used to typing it.) As Greg said, startx has always worked; since 1996 for me. On jessie, -rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 9468 Apr 1 2014 X* but on stretch: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Oct 31 2018 X -> Xorg* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 274 Oct 31 2018 Xorg* hence the move by the logs. > We're almost there kids. Please bear with me, as I know I have been > testing the patience of some of you. Cheers, David.
