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'startx' Fails with 'Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting' (Doc ID 603243.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.1 to Oracle Linux 5.1 [Release OL5U1]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Running startx to start X server fails and errors can be found in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:


Cause

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