It's a command to start the X server for running Linux in graphical mode, if you have any of the desktop environments and/or window managers installed.
The X Windowing System is the "de facto" standard for graphical shells in Unix and Linux. Desktops use it as a client as well as all the graphical applications.
1. meld 2. kompare
Sure can. VBA has been ported to Linux and has even a number of graphical frontends to make it easier to use.
There are several different graphical interfaces for Linux, each of which have their features in different locations. You must specify what interface you are using.
Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, you could use:VirtualBox - a virtual machine that allows you to run entire operating systems inside a window. This would allow you to run graphical Linux programs more effectively, at the cost of using more memoryVMWare - Similar to the aboveCygwin - An API wrapper that allows you to recompile Linux programs and run them on Windows. It will still require an X server to be installed for most programs.User-mode Linux - Very similar in concept to Cooperative Linux, except that it is run on a Linux host.
Many distributions have documentation or builtin graphical installation utilities.
yes it is it is usely used in architectural things - like building buildings
The Linux kernel itself does not include a GUI. However, most Linux distributions have one. Yes, Linux have a GUI.Today many kind of vendor available in Linux Like Redhat fedora,Ubuntu,Suse, Mandriva and many more. Those Linux version provide Cmd and GUI mode for work.
There is no standard reader for manpages for a graphical environment. You can either use the man command in a terminal emulator, or a graphical program like Tkman or TkViewMan.
Ctrl+alt+f1
This is dependent on the package management system. Debian has Synaptic.