How do I run a web browser from linux command line?
March 2nd, 2010 | 
Author: I an VERY new to linux. I have installed Fedora 5 in text mode. I have a Linux book and am trying to slowly learn linux. So from the console, or command line, how do I run a web browser. Also how do I run the X Windows System?
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Tags: fedora 5, learn linux, linux, linux book, linux command, text mode, web browser, x windows system
If you installed in text mode, maybe you didn’t install X. You probably have a text mode browser. Try lynx or elinks. If the startx command doesn’t work, try "yum install x-window-system". By the way, Fedora 5 is old. The current version of Fedora is 9.
I think the command to start the x server thing is "startx". that’s what it was on Backtrack at least…