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nihilismus/startx-linux-tty1.sh

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Execute startx automatically in a linux system (/dev/tty1 or Ctrl+Alt+F1)
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startx-linux-tty1.sh
#!/bin/bash
# sdm.sh : Start X **automagically** when login-in /dev/tty1
#
# Add the execution of this script, or the next lines, at the
# end of ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile
TTY="$(/usr/bin/tty | sed 's:.*/::')"
if [[ ! ${DISPLAY} && ${TERM} == 'linux' && ${TTY} == 'tty1' ]]; then
unset TTY
exec startx
fi
unset TTY
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