A user manually starts an X session with `startx` and the session works, but the window manager does not start. The user sees only an `xterm` window. The user's `~/.xinitrc` file contains `exec xterm`. Which of the following is the most appropriate way to fix this so that a window manager (e.g., `openbox`) starts automatically?

Run `openbox` manually from the xterm after the session starts.

Edit `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` to specify the window manager.

Replace `exec xterm` with `exec openbox` in `~/.xinitrc`.

Add `openbox &` before `exec xterm` in `~/.xinitrc`.

After a user successfully logs in via a display manager, what happens next?

The X server restarts to apply the user's settings.

The window manager is loaded before the desktop environment.

The user is returned to the command line to start X manually.

The display manager starts the user's desktop environment and session.

What is the primary role of a window manager in a graphical desktop environment?

To authenticate users and start their desktop session

To provide a set of graphical applications like file managers and web browsers

To manage the low-level rendering of graphics to the physical display

To control the placement, decoration, and interaction of windows on the screen

LPI LPIC-1:Linux Administrator (101-500)

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A user manually starts an X session with `startx` and the session works, but the window manager does not start. The user sees only an `xterm` window. The user's `~/.xinitrc` file contains `exec xterm`. Which of the following is the most appropriate way to fix this so that a window manager (e.g., `openbox`) starts automatically?
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Which desktop environment is known for being lightweight and is often used on older or less powerful hardware?
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After a user successfully logs in via a display manager, what happens next?
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What is the primary role of a window manager in a graphical desktop environment?
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Which log file is commonly checked to diagnose X server startup failures?
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Questions 11–15

Which desktop environment is known for being lightweight and is often used on older or less powerful hardware?

After a user successfully logs in via a display manager, what happens next?

What is the primary role of a window manager in a graphical desktop environment?

Which log file is commonly checked to diagnose X server startup failures?

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