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Or, if X is started after the user logs in (Section 2.9), the user has already been
authenticated, so the display manager is not needed and may be left out.
1.6 Where Is the Server?
In most network terminology, the client system is the one that is on your desktop, in
your hand, or on your lap, and the server is the computer in the closet down the hall.
But in X terminology, the computer in front of you runs the server, and the client
programs may be located on the computer in the closet.
As confusing as this may seem at first, it makes sense if you think in terms of the
resource being served. A file server is located where the files are stored; a print server
is located at the printer; and a display server is located at the display.
The specific resources managed by an X server include video cards and monitors,
pointing devices (such as mice, trackpads, and touchscreens), and keyboards. These
are each located at the physical machine running the X server.
1.7 Why Windows Look and Act Differently
The programs that access and use display resources are the clients. They may be on
the same computer as the server, or they may be located down the hall, or they may
be on the other side of the planet.
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