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xlyz
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 Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: restart x without killing apps |
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| how can I restart X without killing running apps? |
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Angrybob
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I dont think its possible |
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xlyz
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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c'mon
kill -l lists 63 signals
I just need one of them doing what I ask
can not believe none works  |
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ed0n
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I always had the thing in my head that , graphical apps depend on X server if X is dead all the apps that depend on it should be dead.
But anyway I will love your idea to be true |
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xlyz
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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well, i can restart my wm keeping my apps well and alive
but I acknowledge that X could be a little more tricky  |
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| xlyz wrote: | well, i can restart my wm keeping my apps well and alive
but I acknowledge that X could be a little more tricky |
You might be able to send SIGUSR1 or SIGUSR2 to the X server's process; that might cause the server to restart. |
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