I'm wondering if there is a way to watch films or images without running X server. I'm not using login manager - I log in to tty and start X server manually.Hypothetical situation: I log in, but decide to only watch film, or maybe view few photos. I don't want to run X server and all the GUI stuff just for this purpose.How can I watch films/images without X?
How to watch films/images without X?
linux;graphics
For Images:You can watch images with fbi:NAME       fbi - linux framebuffer imageviewerSYNOPSIS       fbi [ options ] file ...DESCRIPTION       fbi  displays  the  specified  file(s) on the linux console using the framebuffer device.  PhotoCD, jpeg, ppm,       gif, tiff, xwd, bmp and png are supported directly.  For other formats fbi tries to use ImageMagick's convert.Example command:$ fbi path/to/file.jpgFor videos:You can use vlc from tty/console:Example command:$ vlc /path/to/file.mp4You can also use mplayer:$ mplayer /path/to/file.mp4Note: Video output drivers can be set by -vo option e.g caca, fbdev.(This external article may help)