Using the font server from startx

You can configure the font server to start when a user starts the X server using startx. Follow these steps to start the font server either from the system file sys.startxrc or from a user's $HOME/.startxrc file:

1. Edit the appropriate file, either /usr/lib/X11/sys.startxrc or the .startxrc file in a user's home directory.

2. Place the following line after the comment lines, but before any clients are run:

      xset fp=tcp/server:port
   

   The server is the name of the machine on which the font server is running, and port is the TCP port on which font server is broadcasting (by default 7000). For example, this line causes the X server to request fonts from the server boston which is running a font server that is broadcasting on TCP port 7000:

      xset fp=tcp/boston:7000
   

3. If the X server is already running, shut it down, then restart it using the startx command.