Can I run Mozilla without starting X?

jdruin · 09-30-2003, 08:38 PM

I would like to run a browser without actually starting up X. (startx) Is it possible or does the browser depend on X API calls to work?

mossy · 09-30-2003, 08:41 PM

install and run lynx - it is a great txt based browser.

mossy

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type lynx to see if it's already installed

iceman47 · 09-30-2003, 08:46 PM

just know that lynx can't display frames, java, flash and other fancy stuff.

megaspaz · 09-30-2003, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iceman47
just know that lynx can't display frames, java, flash and other fancy stuff.

and neither will any browser if you don't start X.

m0rl0ck · 09-30-2003, 10:31 PM

If you put the path to mozilla in your x startup files you can run mozilla only in an x session with no window manager etc. But youd still have to start x