xinit - X server initialisation tool

The xinit program is used to start the X Window System server and a first client program on systems that are not using a display manager such as xdm or in environments that use multiple window systems. When this first client exits, xinit will kill the X server and then terminate.

Original maintainer	Debian X Strike Force
Homepage	http://xorg.freedesktop.org/

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

Ubuntu 19.10

Ubuntu 20.04

Debian 10.0

OpenSUSE Leap 15.0

OpenSUSE Leap 15.1

OpenSUSE Leap 15.2

Ubuntu 18.10

Ubuntu 19.04

Debian 9.0

OpenSUSE Leap 42.3

Ubuntu 17.10

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Distribution		Version	Since	Package	Installed	Packager
Debian 10.0 buster/main	deb	1.4.0-1	2019-01-12	49 kiB	84 kiB	Debian X Strike Force
Debian 9.0 stretch/main	deb	1.3.4-3+b1	2017-11-10	46.9 kiB	83 kiB	Debian X Strike Force
OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 oss	rpm	1.4.0-lp150.1.1	2019-01-17	60.7 kiB	138 kiB	https://bugs.opensuse.org
OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 oss	rpm	1.4.0-lp151.3.1	2019-01-23	61.1 kiB	138 kiB	https://bugs.opensuse.org
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss	rpm	1.4.0-lp152.4.4	2020-01-07	58 kiB	138 kiB	https://bugs.opensuse.org
OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 oss	rpm	1.3.4-4.3	2019-01-17	51.8 kiB	127 kiB	http://bugs.opensuse.org
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss	rpm	1.4.1-1.4	2019-07-16	58.5 kiB	148 kiB	https://bugs.opensuse.org
Ubuntu 17.10 artful/main	deb	1.3.4-3ubuntu2	2017-11-10	18 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bionic/main	deb	1.3.4-3ubuntu3	2018-01-31	17.7 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 18.10 cosmic/main	deb	1.4.0-1ubuntu1	2019-01-14	17.7 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 19.04 disco/main	deb	1.4.0-1ubuntu1	2019-01-14	17.7 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main	deb	1.4.1-0ubuntu2	2019-08-24	17.5 kiB	61 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 20.04 focal/main	deb	1.4.1-0ubuntu2	2020-01-07	17.5 kiB	61 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial/main	deb	1.3.4-3	2017-11-10	18 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main	deb	1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1	2017-11-10	17.9 kiB	57 kiB	Ubuntu Developers

Manual pages

keygen(1)

keygen - generate magic cookies for xauth

startx(1)

startx - initialize an X session

xinit(1)

xinit - X Window System initializer

Latest updates

OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Version 1.4.0-lp152.4.4 introduced

2020-01-07

xinit-nolonger-unset-dbus-session.patch
- no longer unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS variable to prevent gnome-session (and probably other DEs or programs, except of Plasma) from launching a new D-Bus session, while systemd has already launched its own. Unsetting it broke user systemd services that use D-Bus (e.g. PulseAudio), because X uses another D-Bus session (boo#1108549)

Ubuntu 20.04 focal/main: Version 1.4.1-0ubuntu2 introduced

2020-01-07

debian/patches/03_debian_startx_manpage.diff:
- refresh

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 reintroduced

2019-10-02

postinst: Check that xinitrc exists before trying to chmod it. (LP: #1562033)

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 removed

2019-10-02

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan-proposed/main: Version 1.4.1-0ubuntu2 removed

2019-08-24

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Updated from 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 to 1.4.1-0ubuntu2

2019-08-24

debian/patches/03_debian_startx_manpage.diff:
- refresh

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan-proposed/main: Version 1.4.1-0ubuntu2 introduced

2019-08-24

debian/patches/03_debian_startx_manpage.diff:
- refresh

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 reintroduced

2019-08-19

Merge from Debian Sid (LP: #1779531). Remaining changes:
- Recommend gnome-terminal before xterm so Germinate picks the correct dependency (LP: #1720482).
The remaining delta has been upstreamed to Debian.

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 removed

2019-08-19

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 reintroduced

2019-08-15

postinst: Check that xinitrc exists before trying to chmod it. (LP: #1562033)

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 removed

2019-08-15

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 reintroduced

2019-08-14

Merge from Debian Sid (LP: #1779531). Remaining changes:
- Recommend gnome-terminal before xterm so Germinate picks the correct dependency (LP: #1720482).
The remaining delta has been upstreamed to Debian.

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 removed

2019-08-14

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 reintroduced

2019-08-02

Merge from Debian Sid (LP: #1779531). Remaining changes:
- Recommend gnome-terminal before xterm so Germinate picks the correct dependency (LP: #1720482).
The remaining delta has been upstreamed to Debian.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 reintroduced

2019-08-02

postinst: Check that xinitrc exists before trying to chmod it. (LP: #1562033)

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Version 1.3.4-3ubuntu0.1 removed

2019-08-02

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 removed

2019-08-01

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.4.1-1.3 to 1.4.1-1.4

2019-07-16

Update to version 1.4.1
- This release fixes a bug when too many arguments are supplied to the program and improves the man pages.

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.4.1-1.1 to 1.4.1-1.3

2019-06-17

Update to version 1.4.1
- This release fixes a bug when too many arguments are supplied to the program and improves the man pages.

Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 1.4.0-1ubuntu1 introduced

2019-06-17

Merge from Debian Sid (LP: #1779531). Remaining changes:
- Recommend gnome-terminal before xterm so Germinate picks the correct dependency (LP: #1720482).
The remaining delta has been upstreamed to Debian.

Related packages

xinit-debuginfo - Debug information for package xinit

xinit-debugsource - Debug sources for package xinit