d l wrote: > There is a few way to do that. > > 1) nohup xterm& > > 2) screen -S foobar > xterm& > then detach the screen > > 3) script it and use daemon tools > > --- duncan brown <duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> からの > メッセージ: > >> (xclock &) & >> >> not sure what it's called, but that works. i used >> to knwo the name, but >> i've become old and stupid. >> >> -d >> >> Jay Daniels said: >> >>> If I open a terminal and run a program in the >> >> background using the "&" >> >>> when I close the terminal the program gets killed. >>> >>> xclock & >>> x out of terminal kills xclock! >>> >>> How do I prevent this? >>> >>> >>> jay >> ...snip... Use : Run Command... or put the command line applet on your panel.