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 Similarly to reboot, the {{ic|'''reboot'''}} command can be used.
+=== X does not start from a virtual terminal ===
+With Xorg-1.16, Arch Linux decided to make X rootless using systemd-logind [https://www.archlinux.org/news/xorg-server-116-is-now-available/].
+This means that using {{ic|startx}} from a virtual terminal will not work for users of OpenRC and other init systems.
+The workaround is to create a file {{ic|/etc/X11/Xwrapper.conf}} with the contents:
+ # Xorg.wrap configuation file
+ needs_root_rights = yes
+Reference: [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1441150#p1441150 Arch forum]
 == Further Reading ==