This is the Get-E.org Enlightenment DR17 User Guide. Please note that this guide only covers the E17 windowmanager and its dependencies. For information on other EFL based programs, consult the EFL user guide instead.

4.1 - Starting from the command-line

If you wish to start E17 directly from the command line, all you need to do is create the following file: ~/.xinitrc, and write this inside it:

exec /path/to/enlightenment_start

After this, a simple startx command should start E17, assuming your X window system is correctly configured.