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Overview of the Graphical Environment

Components of the Graphical Environment

The Graphical Environment is created through the combination of several different software components. It is important to understand the relationship between these components before you begin configuring your environment.

The Graphical Environment is comprised of the following components:


When configuring or customizing the system, the parts of the Graphical Environment with which you need to be concerned can be combined into the following categories: X server characteristics, X client characteristics, window manager characteristics, and Desktop characteristics.

See also:


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