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X Windowing system

Hi All,

I am new to UNIX. In a linux text I have seen that the display is managed by X windowing system. Please give some details about the working of X windowing system.

Any help would be appreciated

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Wikipedia has a good description, including History, explanation of the Client-Server model, and more.

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