Xorg-Server-1.11.2
Introduction to Xorg-Server
The Xorg Server is the core of the
X Window system.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0
platform.
Package Information
Xorg Server Dependencies
Required
OpenSSL-1.0.0e, pixman-0.24.0,
Xorg
Fonts, and xkeyboard-config-2.0
Optional
D-BUS-1.4.16, Doxygen-1.7.5
(to build API documentation), xmlto-0.0.23, (to
build documentation), FOP-1.0, (to build documentation), GPL
Ghostscript-9.04 (to build documentation), HAL-0.5.14,
MesaLib-7.11.2 (required for DRI)
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Server
Installation of Xorg Server
Install the server by running the following commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG \
--with-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11/modules \
--with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb \
--enable-install-setuid &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now as the root
user:
make install &&
ln -s $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xorg.conf.d /etc/X11
Command Explanations
--with-module-dir=...
: This
parameter sets the destination for the installed modules.
--enable-install-setuid
:
The Xorg binary must run as the root user. This switch ensures that
the binary is installed setuid when make is run by an unprivileged
user.
--disable-glx
: Disable building of the
GLX extension. This parameter is required if building without
Mesa.
--disable-dri
: Disable building of the
DRI extension. This parameter is required if building without
Mesa.
Contents
Installed Programs:
cvt, dmx*, gtf, vdltodmx, X, Xnest, Xorg,
Xvfb, and xdmxconfig
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
/var/lib/xkb and the following
subdirectories of $XORG_PREFIX
/:
include/xorg, include/X11/pixmaps, lib/X11/{getconfig,modules}
and lib/xorg
Short Descriptions
cvt
|
calculates VESA CVT mode lines.
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dmx*
|
are various tools for manipulating the dmx server.
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gtf
|
calculates VESA GTF mode lines.
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vdltodmx
|
is a tool to convert VDL config files to DMX config
files.
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X
|
is a symbolic link to Xorg.
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Xnest
|
is a nested X server.
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Xorg
|
is the X11R7 X Server.
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Xvfb
|
is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11.
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xdmxconfig
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is a graphical configuration utility for the dmx server.
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Last updated on 2011-12-06 19:16:56 +0000