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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY xfree86-download-http "http://gnu.kookel.org/ftp/XFree86/4.4.0/source/">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY xfree86-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.4.0/source/">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY xfree86-md5sum "ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.4.0/source/SUMS.md5sum">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY xfree86-size "52 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY xfree86-buildsize "775 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY xfree86-time "11.6 SBU">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="xfree86" xreflabel="XFree86-&xfree86-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="xfree86.html" ?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>XFree86-&xfree86-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="xfree86">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-xfree86">XFree86</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to XFree86</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para><application>XFree86</application> is a freely redistributable
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| 33 | open-source implementation of the <application>X Window
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| 34 | System</application>. <application>XFree86</application> provides a
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| 35 | client/server interface between display hardware (the mouse, keyboard,
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| 36 | and video displays) and the desktop environment, while also providing
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| 37 | both the windowing infrastructure and a standardized application
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| 38 | interface (API).</para>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 42 | <listitem>
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| 43 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xfree86-download-http;"/></para>
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| 44 | </listitem>
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| 45 | <listitem>
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| 46 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xfree86-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 47 | </listitem>
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| 48 | <listitem>
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| 49 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &xfree86-md5sum;</para>
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| 50 | </listitem>
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| 51 | <listitem>
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| 52 | <para>Download size: &xfree86-size;</para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &xfree86-buildsize;</para>
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| 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 | <listitem>
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| 58 | <para>Estimated build time: &xfree86-time;</para>
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| 59 | </listitem>
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| 60 | </itemizedlist>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 63 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>Security patch: <ulink
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| 66 | url="http://www.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch"/>
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | </itemizedlist>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">XFree86 Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 74 | <para><xref linkend="libpng"/></para>
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| 75 |
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| 76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 77 | <para><xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>; the
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| 78 | following packages are included in the <application>XFree86</application>
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| 79 | package, however they are updated more often than the
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| 80 | <application>XFree86</application> package and are highly recommended:
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| 81 | <xref linkend="expat"/>, <xref linkend="freetype2"/>,
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| 82 | <xref linkend="fontconfig"/>.</para>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <note>
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| 85 | <para>If you choose not to install <application>expat</application>,
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| 86 | <application>FreeType2</application>, and
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| 87 | <application>Fontconfig</application>, the
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| 88 | <filename>host.def</filename> file below will have to be modified to
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| 89 | instruct <application>XFree86</application> to build them.</para>
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| 90 | </note>
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| 91 |
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| 92 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Download Instructions</bridgehead>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <para>There are several files that need to be fetched from the download
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| 95 | location:</para>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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| 98 | <listitem>
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| 99 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-1.tgz</filename></para>
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| 100 | </listitem>
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| 101 | <listitem>
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| 102 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-2.tgz</filename></para>
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| 103 | </listitem>
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| 104 | <listitem>
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| 105 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-3.tgz</filename></para>
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| 106 | </listitem>
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| 107 | <listitem>
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| 108 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-4.tgz</filename></para>
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| 109 | </listitem>
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| 110 | <listitem>
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| 111 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-5.tgz</filename></para>
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| 112 | </listitem>
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| 113 | <listitem>
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| 114 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-6.tgz</filename></para>
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| 115 | </listitem>
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| 116 | <listitem>
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| 117 | <para><filename>XFree86-4.4.0-src-7.tgz</filename></para>
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| 118 | </listitem>
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| 119 | </itemizedlist>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <para>The first three packages are the <application>XFree86</application>
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| 122 | programs, the fourth and fifth are fonts, the sixth is normal documentation,
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| 123 | and the seventh is hardcopy documentation. There are also two packages
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| 124 | <filename>doctools-1.3.1.tgz</filename>, which contain programs to
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| 125 | regenerate hardcopy documentation, and <filename>utils-1.1.0.tgz</filename>,
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| 126 | which contain <application>GNU TAR</application> and
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| 127 | <application>zlib</application> which are already installed on an
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| 128 | LFS system.</para>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | <para>To check your downloads for integrity, download the
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| 131 | <filename>SUMS.md5sum</filename> file. Then:</para>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <screen><userinput>md5sum -c SUMS.md5sum</userinput></screen>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <para>The only errors you should see are for <filename>README</filename>,
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| 136 | <filename>doctools-1.3.1.tgz</filename>, <filename>utils-1.1.0.tgz</filename>
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| 137 | and <filename>XFree86-xtest-4.0.x.tar.bz2</filename> files if you did not
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| 138 | download them.</para>
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| 139 |
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| 140 | <!--
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| 141 | <para>The fixes subdirectory also has a <filename>SUMS.md5sum</filename>. Note that
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| 142 | this is the same filename as the sums for the main sources, so you need to rename the
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| 143 | file if you download it. Otherwise, you can just look at it and use it to
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| 144 | check against the patch files:</para>
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| 145 | <screen><userinput><command>md5sum 4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff.gz</command></userinput>
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| 146 | <userinput><command>md5sum fontfile.diff</command></userinput></screen>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | <para>After unpacking the <filename>X430src-?.tgz</filename> files and uncompressing the
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| 149 | diff file, change to the <filename class="directory">xc</filename> directory and run:</para>
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| 150 |
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| 151 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff</command></userinput>
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| 152 | <userinput><command>pushd lib/font/fontfile/</command></userinput>
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| 153 | <userinput><command>patch -N -i ../../../../fontfile.diff</command></userinput>
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| 154 | <userinput><command>popd</command></userinput></screen>
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| 155 | -->
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| 156 |
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| 157 | </sect2>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <sect2 role="kernel" id='xfree86-kernel'>
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| 160 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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| 161 |
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| 162 | <para>If you have an Intel P6 (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later), it is
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| 163 | recommended that you compile MTRR (Memory Type Range Registers) support
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| 164 | into the kernel. The kernel can map Cyrix and AMD CPUs to the MTRR
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| 165 | interface, so selecting this option is useful for those processors also.
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| 166 | This option is found in the "Processor type and features" menu. It can
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| 167 | increase performance of image write operations 2.5 times or more on PCI
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| 168 | or AGP video cards.</para>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-kernel">
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| 171 | <primary sortas="d-xfree86">XFree86</primary>
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| 172 | </indexterm>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <para>In the "Character Devices" section, enable AGP Support and select
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| 175 | the chipset support on your motherboard. If you do not know the chipset,
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| 176 | you may select all the chip types at the expense of extra kernel size.
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| 177 | You can usually determine your motherboard's chipset by running the
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| 178 | command <command>lspci</command>, a program from the
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| 179 | <xref linkend="pciutils"/> package.</para>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <para>In the "Character Devices" section, <emphasis>disable</emphasis>
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| 182 | Direct Rendering Manager unless you have a Direct Rendering Infrastructure
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| 183 | (DRI) supported video card. A complete list of DRI supported video cards
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| 184 | can be found at <ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net" /> in the Status
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| 185 | section. Currently, supported cards include those from 3dfx (Voodoo,
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| 186 | Banshee), 3Dlabs, ATI (Rage Pro, Rage 128, Radeon 7X00, Radeon 2), Intel
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| 187 | (i810, i815), and Matrox (G200, G400, G450).</para>
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| 188 |
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| 189 | <para>Additionally NVidia provides their own closed source binary drivers,
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| 190 | which do not make use of DRI. If you intend to use these drivers, do not
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| 191 | enable DRI.</para>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <para>If you made any changes to the kernel configuration, recompile and
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| 194 | install the new kernel.</para>
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| 195 |
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| 196 | </sect2>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 199 | <title>Installation of XFree86</title>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <sect3>
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| 202 | <title>Creating 'host.def'</title>
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| 203 |
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| 204 | <para>Although <application>XFree86</application> will compile without
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| 205 | a <filename>host.def</filename> file, the following file is recommended
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| 206 | for customizing the installation. Start from the
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| 207 | <filename class="directory">xc</filename> directory.</para>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <note>
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| 210 | <para>The <filename>host.def</filename> file is a
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| 211 | <application>C</application> file, not the usual configuration file.
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| 212 | If you make any changes, be sure the comment characters (/* and */)
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| 213 | are balanced. Most of the entries in the file below are commented
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| 214 | out with the default settings shown.</para>
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| 215 | </note>
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| 216 |
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| 217 | <screen><userinput>cat > config/cf/host.def << "EOF"
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| 218 | <literal>/* Begin XFree86 host.def file */
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| 219 |
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| 220 | /* System Related Information. If you read and configure only one
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| 221 | * section then it should be this one. The Intel architecture defaults
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| 222 | * are set for a i686 and higher. Axp is for the Alpha architecture
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| 223 | * and Ppc is for the Power PC. Note that there have been reports that
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| 224 | * the Ppc optimization line causes segmentation faults during build.
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| 225 | * If that happens, try building without the DefaultGcc2PpcOpt line. */
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| 226 |
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| 227 | /* #define DefaultGcc2i386Opt -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -march=i686 */
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| 228 | /* #define DefaultGcc2AxpOpt -O2 -mcpu=ev6 */
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| 229 | /* #define DefaultGcc2PpcOpt -O2 -mcpu=750 */
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| 230 |
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| 231 | /* The following definitions are normally set properly by XFree86's
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| 232 | * scripts. You can uncomment them if you want to make sure. *********/
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| 233 |
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| 234 | /* #define HasMTRRSupport YES */ /* Enabled in kernel; */
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| 235 | /* see kernel docs */
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| 236 | /* #define HasMMXSupport NO */ /* Any i586 or above */
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| 237 | /* #define HasKatmaiSupport NO */ /* PIII SSE instructions */
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| 238 | /* #define Has3DNowSupport NO */ /* AMD instructions */
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| 239 |
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| 240 |
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| 241 | /* This setting reduces compile time a little by omitting rarely used
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| 242 | * input devices. You can find the complete list in
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| 243 | * config/cf/xfree86.cf *********************************************/
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| 244 |
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| 245 | #define XInputDrivers mouse void
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| 246 |
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| 247 | /* VIDEO DRIVERS ****************************************************/
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| 248 |
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| 249 | /* If you are sure you only want the drivers for one or a few video
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| 250 | * cards, you can delete the drivers you do not want. ***************/
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| 251 |
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| 252 |
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| 253 | #define XF86CardDrivers mga glint nv tga s3 s3virge sis rendition \
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| 254 | neomagic i740 tdfx savage \
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| 255 | cirrus vmware tseng trident chips apm \
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| 256 | GlideDriver fbdev i128 nsc \
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| 257 | ati i810 AgpGartDrivers DevelDrivers ark \
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| 258 | cyrix siliconmotion \
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| 259 | vesa vga \
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| 260 | dummy XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
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| 261 |
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| 262 |
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| 263 | /* USER AND SYSTEM DEFAULT PATHS *************************************/
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| 264 |
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| 265 | /* These settings set the PATH variables used by xdm. See README for */
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| 266 | /* detailed description and modify the following as per your need. ***/
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| 267 |
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| 268 | /* #define DefaultSystemPath \
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| 269 | /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin */
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| 270 | /* #define DefaultUserPath /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin */
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| 271 |
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| 272 | /* FONT SERVER AND LIBRARY SETTINGS **********************************/
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| 273 |
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| 274 | /* These settings are the defaults **********************************/
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| 275 |
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| 276 | /* #define BuildFontServer YES */ /*For Ghostscript Print Server*/
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| 277 | /* #define SharedLibFont YES */
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| 278 | /* #define CompressAllFonts YES */
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| 279 | /* #define GzipFontCompression YES */
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| 280 |
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| 281 | /* These settings ensure we use our libraries ************************/
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| 282 | #define HasFreetype2 YES
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| 283 | #define HasFontconfig YES
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| 284 | #define HasExpat YES
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| 285 | #define HasLibpng YES
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| 286 | #define HasZlib YES
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| 287 |
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| 288 | /* The font path can be redefined in the XF86Config file *************/
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| 289 |
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| 290 | /*
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| 291 | #define DefaultFontPath $(FONTDIR)/misc/,$(FONTDIR)/75dpi/,\
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| 292 | $(FONTDIR)/100dpi/,$(FONTDIR)/Type1,$(FONTDIR)/local,\
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| 293 | $(FONTDIR)/TrueType,$(FONTDIR)/CID,$(FONTDIR)/Speedo
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| 294 | */
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| 295 |
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| 296 |
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| 297 | /* INTERNATIONAL FONTS. Change to YES if you need any of them. These
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| 298 | * are the defaults. **************************************************/
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| 299 |
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| 300 | /* #define BuildCyrillicFonts NO */
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| 301 | /* #define BuildArabicFonts NO */
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| 302 | /* #define BuildISO8859_6Fonts NO */
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| 303 | /* #define BuildGreekFonts NO */
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| 304 | /* #define BuildISO8859_7Fonts NO */
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| 305 | /* #define BuildHebrewFonts NO */
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| 306 | /* #define BuildISO8859_8Fonts NO */
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| 307 | /* #define BuildKOI8_RFonts NO */
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| 308 | /* #define BuildJapaneseFonts NO */
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| 309 | /* #define BuildJISX0201Fonts NO */
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| 310 | /* #define BuildKoreanFonts NO */
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| 311 | /* #define BuildChineseFonts NO */
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| 312 |
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| 313 | /* DOCUMENTATION SETTINGS ********************************************/
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| 314 |
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| 315 | /* These setting are the defaults. ***********************************/
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| 316 |
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| 317 | /* #define BuildLinuxDocHtml NO */ /* X Docs in Html format */
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| 318 | /* #define BuildLinuxDocPS NO */ /* PostScript format */
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| 319 | /* #define BuildAllSpecsDocs NO */ /* Various docs */
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| 320 | /* #define BuildHtmlManPages NO */
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| 321 |
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| 322 | /* GENERAL SETTINGS: You generally want to leave these alone when
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| 323 | * building X on an LFS system ***************************************/
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| 324 |
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| 325 | #define GccWarningOptions -pipe /* Speed up compiles */
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| 326 | #define TermcapLibrary -lncurses
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| 327 | #define XprtServer YES /* Needed by realplayer */
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| 328 | #define XnestServer YES
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| 329 | #define XAppLoadDir EtcX11Directory/app-defaults
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| 330 | #define VarLibDir /var/lib
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| 331 | #define XFree86Devel NO
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| 332 | #define FSUseSyslog YES
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| 333 | #define ThreadedX YES
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| 334 | #define HasPam NO
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| 335 | #define SystemManDirectory /usr/share/man /*Instead of /usr/man*/
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| 336 | #define HasLibCrypt YES
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| 337 | #define InstallXinitConfig YES
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| 338 | #define InstallXdmConfig YES
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| 339 | #define ForceNormalLib YES
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| 340 | #define BuildSpecsDocs NO
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| 341 |
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| 342 | /* End XFree86 host.def file */</literal>
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| 343 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 344 |
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| 345 | <para>Edit the file for your hardware and desires.</para>
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| 346 |
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| 347 | </sect3>
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| 348 |
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| 349 | <sect3>
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| 350 | <title>Build Commands</title>
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| 351 |
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| 352 | <para>Some vulnerabilities were reported in <filename
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| 353 | class="libraryfile">libXpm</filename>. A remote user may be able to
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| 354 | execute arbitrary code on applications that use <filename
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| 355 | class="libraryfile">libXpm</filename>. The <application>Xorg</application>
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| 356 | team released a patch for their version 6.8.0 but it works for
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| 357 | <application>XFree86</application> as well. Apply the patch:</para>
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| 358 |
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| 359 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch</userinput></screen>
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| 360 |
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| 361 | <para>Install <application>XFree86</application> by running the
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| 362 | following commands:</para>
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| 363 |
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| 364 | <screen><userinput>sed -i -e "s@^#include <linux/config.h>@/* & */@" \
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| 365 | `grep -lr linux/config.h *` &&
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| 366 | ( make WORLDOPTS="" World 2>&1 | \
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| 367 | tee xfree-compile.log && exit $PIPESTATUS )</userinput></screen>
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| 368 |
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| 369 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
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| 370 | user:</para>
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| 371 |
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| 372 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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| 373 | make install.man &&
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| 374 | ln -v -sf ../X11R6/bin /usr/bin/X11 &&
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| 375 | ln -v -sf ../X11R6/lib/X11 /usr/lib/X11 &&
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| 376 | ln -v -sf ../X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11</userinput></screen>
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| 377 |
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| 378 | </sect3>
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| 379 |
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| 380 | </sect2>
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| 381 |
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| 382 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 383 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 384 |
|
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| 385 | <para><command>sed -i -e "s@^#include <linux/config.h>@...</command>:
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| 386 | The <application>Linux-Libc-Headers</application> package installed in
|
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| 387 | LFS installs a <filename>/usr/include/linux/config.h</filename> file which
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| 388 | is not compatible with userspace applications. The recommended fix for
|
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| 389 | applications including this file is to remove it (see <ulink
|
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| 390 | url="http://ep09.pld-linux.org/~mmazur/linux-libc-headers/doc/FAQ">
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| 391 | linux-libc-headers FAQ</ulink>). The <command>sed</command> uses
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| 392 | <command>grep -lr</command> to replace all occurences. If you desire, just
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| 393 | remove (comment) the line in the appropriate video driver file if you
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| 394 | customized <filename>host.def</filename>.</para>
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| 395 |
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| 396 | <para><command>( make WORLDOPTS="" World 2>&1 | tee xfree-compile.log
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| 397 | && exit $PIPESTATUS )</command>:
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| 398 | This command runs multiple <filename>Makefile</filename>s to completely
|
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| 399 | rebuild the system. <envar>WORLDOPTS</envar>="" disables the default setting
|
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| 400 | to continue after encountering an error. <option>2>&1</option>
|
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| 401 | redirects error messages to the same location as standard output. The
|
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| 402 | <command>tee</command> command allows viewing of the output while logging
|
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| 403 | the results to a file. The parentheses around the command runs the entire
|
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| 404 | comand in a subshell and finally the <command>exit $PIPESTATUS</command>
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| 405 | ensures the result of the <command>make</command> is returned as the result
|
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| 406 | and not the result of the <command>tee</command> command.</para>
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| 407 |
|
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| 408 | <note>
|
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| 409 | <para>When rebuilding <application>XFree86</application>, a separate
|
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| 410 | command that may be used if only minor changes are made to the sources
|
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| 411 | is <command>make Everything</command>. This does not automatically
|
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| 412 | remove generated files and only rebuilds those files or programs that
|
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| 413 | are out of date.</para>
|
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| 414 | </note>
|
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| 415 |
|
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| 416 | <para><command>ln -v -sf ...</command>: These commands are present to
|
|---|
| 417 | enable other (broken) packages to build against
|
|---|
| 418 | <application>XFree86</application>, even though the Filesystem Hierarchy
|
|---|
| 419 | Standard says: <quote>In general, software must not be installed or managed
|
|---|
| 420 | via the above symbolic links. They are intended for utilization by
|
|---|
| 421 | users only.</quote></para>
|
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| 422 |
|
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| 423 | </sect2>
|
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| 424 |
|
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| 425 | <sect2 role="configuration" id="xfree86-config">
|
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| 426 | <title>Configuring XFree86</title>
|
|---|
| 427 |
|
|---|
| 428 | <para>Edit <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> and add
|
|---|
| 429 | <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib</filename>. Run:</para>
|
|---|
| 430 |
|
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| 431 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ldconfig</userinput></screen>
|
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| 432 |
|
|---|
| 433 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
|
|---|
| 434 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ld.so.conf">/etc/ld.so.conf</primary>
|
|---|
| 435 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 436 |
|
|---|
| 437 | <para>Ensure <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/bin</filename>
|
|---|
| 438 | and <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig</filename>
|
|---|
| 439 | are added to your <envar>PATH</envar> and <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar>
|
|---|
| 440 | environment variables, respectively. Instructions for doing this are
|
|---|
| 441 | described in the section <xref linkend='postlfs-config-profile'/>.</para>
|
|---|
| 442 |
|
|---|
| 443 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
|
|---|
| 444 | <primary sortas="e-etc-X11-XF86Config">/etc/X11/XF86Config</primary>
|
|---|
| 445 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 446 |
|
|---|
| 447 | <para>Create the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file with:</para>
|
|---|
| 448 |
|
|---|
| 449 | <screen><userinput>cd ~ &&
|
|---|
| 450 | XFree86 -configure</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 451 |
|
|---|
| 452 | <para>The screen will go black and you may hear some clicking of the monitor.
|
|---|
| 453 | This command will create a file, <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> in your
|
|---|
| 454 | home directory.</para>
|
|---|
| 455 |
|
|---|
| 456 | <para>Edit <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> to suit your system.
|
|---|
| 457 | The details of the file are located in the man page <command>man
|
|---|
| 458 | XF86Config</command>. Some things you may want to do are:</para>
|
|---|
| 459 |
|
|---|
| 460 | <itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 461 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 462 | <para>Section "Files". Change the order of the font paths searched.
|
|---|
| 463 | You may want to put 100dpi fonts ahead of 75dpi fonts if your system
|
|---|
| 464 | normally comes up closer to 100 dots per inch. You may want to remove
|
|---|
| 465 | some font directories completely.</para>
|
|---|
| 466 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 467 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 468 | <para>Section "Module". If you are going to install NVidia
|
|---|
| 469 | drivers, remove the "dri" line.</para>
|
|---|
| 470 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 471 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 472 | <para>Sections "InputDevice". You may want to change the
|
|---|
| 473 | keyboard autorepeat rate by adding
|
|---|
| 474 | <option>Option "Autorepeat" "250 30"</option>.</para>
|
|---|
| 475 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 476 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 477 | <para>Section "Monitor". Specify the <option>VertRefresh</option>
|
|---|
| 478 | and <option>HorizSync</option> values if the system does not
|
|---|
| 479 | automatically detect the monitor and its values.</para>
|
|---|
| 480 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 481 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 482 | <para>Section "Device". You may want to set some of the options
|
|---|
| 483 | available for your selected video driver. A description of the
|
|---|
| 484 | driver parameters is in the man page for your driver.</para>
|
|---|
| 485 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 486 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 487 | <para>Section "Screen". Add a DefaultDepth statement such as:
|
|---|
| 488 | <option>DefaultDepth 24</option>. In the SubSection for your
|
|---|
| 489 | default depth, add a modes line such as:
|
|---|
| 490 | <option>Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"</option>. The
|
|---|
| 491 | first mode listed will normally be the starting resolution.</para>
|
|---|
| 492 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 493 | </itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 494 |
|
|---|
| 495 | <para>Test the system with:</para>
|
|---|
| 496 |
|
|---|
| 497 | <screen><userinput>XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.new</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 498 |
|
|---|
| 499 | <para>You will only get a gray background with an X-shaped mouse cursor,
|
|---|
| 500 | but it confirms the system is working. Exit with
|
|---|
| 501 | <keycap>Control+Alt+Backspace</keycap>. If the system does not work,
|
|---|
| 502 | examine <filename>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</filename> to see what went
|
|---|
| 503 | wrong.</para>
|
|---|
| 504 |
|
|---|
| 505 | <para>Move the configuration file to its final location:</para>
|
|---|
| 506 |
|
|---|
| 507 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mv ~/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 508 |
|
|---|
| 509 | <para>Create <filename>.xinitrc</filename>:</para>
|
|---|
| 510 |
|
|---|
| 511 | <screen><userinput>cat > ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
|
|---|
| 512 | <literal># Begin .xinitrc file
|
|---|
| 513 | xterm -g 80x40+0+0 &
|
|---|
| 514 | xclock -g 100x100-0+0 &
|
|---|
| 515 | twm</literal>
|
|---|
| 516 | EOF</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 517 |
|
|---|
| 518 | <para>This provides an initial screen with an xterm and a clock that is
|
|---|
| 519 | managed by a simple window manager, Tab Window Manager. For details of
|
|---|
| 520 | <command>twm</command>, see the man page.</para>
|
|---|
| 521 |
|
|---|
| 522 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
|
|---|
| 523 | <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
|
|---|
| 524 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 525 |
|
|---|
| 526 | <note>
|
|---|
| 527 | <para>When needed, <application>XFree86</application> creates the
|
|---|
| 528 | directory <filename>/tmp/.ICE-unix</filename> if it does not exist.
|
|---|
| 529 | If this directory is not owned by <systemitem
|
|---|
| 530 | class="username">root</systemitem>, <application>XFree86</application>
|
|---|
| 531 | delays startup by a few seconds and also appends a warning to the
|
|---|
| 532 | logfile. This also affects startup of other applications. To improve
|
|---|
| 533 | performance, it is advisable to manually create the directory before
|
|---|
| 534 | <application>XFree86</application> uses it. Add the file creation to
|
|---|
| 535 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/createfiles</filename> that is sourced by
|
|---|
| 536 | the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cleanfs</filename> startup script.</para>
|
|---|
| 537 |
|
|---|
| 538 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF"
|
|---|
| 539 | <literal>/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root</literal>
|
|---|
| 540 | EOF</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 541 |
|
|---|
| 542 | </note>
|
|---|
| 543 |
|
|---|
| 544 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
|
|---|
| 545 | <primary
|
|---|
| 546 | sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-createfiles">/etc/sysconfig/createfiles</primary>
|
|---|
| 547 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 548 |
|
|---|
| 549 | <para>Start <application>X</application> with:</para>
|
|---|
| 550 |
|
|---|
| 551 | <screen><userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 552 |
|
|---|
| 553 | <para>to get a basic functional <application>X Window
|
|---|
| 554 | System</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 555 |
|
|---|
| 556 | <para>At this point, you should check out <xref linkend='x-setup'/>
|
|---|
| 557 | for the necessary configuration to make <application>X</application>
|
|---|
| 558 | fully functional. Additionally, you can have a look at <xref
|
|---|
| 559 | linkend='x-config'/> for information on fine tuning your
|
|---|
| 560 | <application>X</application> configuration.</para>
|
|---|
| 561 |
|
|---|
| 562 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 563 |
|
|---|
| 564 | <sect2 id="xfree86-contents" role="content"
|
|---|
| 565 | xreflabel="XFree86 Contents and Descriptions">
|
|---|
| 566 | <title>Contents</title>
|
|---|
| 567 |
|
|---|
| 568 | <para>The <application>XFree86</application> package contains the
|
|---|
| 569 | <application>X Window System</application> for Linux (and other operating
|
|---|
| 570 | systems). It includes the <application>X</application> server, fonts,
|
|---|
| 571 | <command>xterm</command>, a simple window manager (<command>twm</command>),
|
|---|
| 572 | various utilities, video output drivers, and various input drivers
|
|---|
| 573 | including the mouse and keyboard.</para>
|
|---|
| 574 |
|
|---|
| 575 | <para><application>XFree86</application> also contains libraries and header
|
|---|
| 576 | files for development of the <application>X Window System</application>
|
|---|
| 577 | programs.</para>
|
|---|
| 578 |
|
|---|
| 579 | <note>
|
|---|
| 580 | <para>The following lists are not comprehensive. The full list of
|
|---|
| 581 | programs is in <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/bin</filename>.
|
|---|
| 582 | For additional information about these programs, see the respective
|
|---|
| 583 | man page.</para>
|
|---|
| 584 | </note>
|
|---|
| 585 |
|
|---|
| 586 | <segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 587 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 588 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 589 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 590 |
|
|---|
| 591 | <seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 592 | <seg>XFree86, xf86config, xf86cfg, startx, xinit, twm, xterm,
|
|---|
| 593 | xwininfo, x11perf, xlsfonts, xvidtune, xload, xcalc, xclock,
|
|---|
| 594 | oclock, and xmodmap</seg>
|
|---|
| 595 | <seg>libGL.so, libGLU.so, libSM.so, libXi.so, libXrender.so,
|
|---|
| 596 | libXt.so, and libXfont.so</seg>
|
|---|
| 597 | <seg>/usr/X11R6/ and /etc/X11/</seg>
|
|---|
| 598 | </seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 599 | </segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 600 |
|
|---|
| 601 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 602 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 603 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
|
|---|
| 604 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
|
|---|
| 605 |
|
|---|
| 606 | <varlistentry id="XFree86">
|
|---|
| 607 | <term><command>XFree86</command></term>
|
|---|
| 608 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 609 | <para>is the X11R6 implementation of the <application>X Window
|
|---|
| 610 | System</application> server.</para>
|
|---|
| 611 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 XFree86">
|
|---|
| 612 | <primary sortas="b-XFree86">XFree86</primary>
|
|---|
| 613 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 614 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 615 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 616 |
|
|---|
| 617 | <varlistentry id="xf86config">
|
|---|
| 618 | <term><command>xf86config</command></term>
|
|---|
| 619 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 620 | <para>is an interactive program for generating an
|
|---|
| 621 | <filename>XF86Config</filename> file for use with
|
|---|
| 622 | <application>XFree86</application> <application>X</application>
|
|---|
| 623 | servers.</para>
|
|---|
| 624 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xf86config">
|
|---|
| 625 | <primary sortas="b-xf86config">xf86config</primary>
|
|---|
| 626 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 627 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 628 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 629 |
|
|---|
| 630 | <varlistentry id="xf86cfg">
|
|---|
| 631 | <term><command>xf86cfg</command></term>
|
|---|
| 632 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 633 | <para>is a tool to configure <application>XFree86</application>
|
|---|
| 634 | that can be used to either write the initial configuration file
|
|---|
| 635 | or make customizations to the current configuration.</para>
|
|---|
| 636 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xf86cfg">
|
|---|
| 637 | <primary sortas="b-xf86cfg">xf86cfg</primary>
|
|---|
| 638 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 639 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 640 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 641 |
|
|---|
| 642 | <varlistentry id="startx">
|
|---|
| 643 | <term><command>startx</command></term>
|
|---|
| 644 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 645 | <para>is a script to initialize the <application>X</application>
|
|---|
| 646 | session. It runs <command>xinit</command>.</para>
|
|---|
| 647 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 startx">
|
|---|
| 648 | <primary sortas="b-startx">startx</primary>
|
|---|
| 649 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 650 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 651 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 652 |
|
|---|
| 653 | <varlistentry id="xinit">
|
|---|
| 654 | <term><command>xinit</command></term>
|
|---|
| 655 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 656 | <para>is used to start the <application>X Window
|
|---|
| 657 | System</application> server.</para>
|
|---|
| 658 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xinit">
|
|---|
| 659 | <primary sortas="b-xinit">xinit</primary>
|
|---|
| 660 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 661 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 662 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 663 |
|
|---|
| 664 | <varlistentry id="twm">
|
|---|
| 665 | <term><command>twm</command></term>
|
|---|
| 666 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 667 | <para>(Tab Window Manager) is a window manager included with the
|
|---|
| 668 | <application>X Window System</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 669 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 twm">
|
|---|
| 670 | <primary sortas="b-twm">twm</primary>
|
|---|
| 671 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 672 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 673 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 674 |
|
|---|
| 675 | <varlistentry id="xterm">
|
|---|
| 676 | <term><command>xterm</command></term>
|
|---|
| 677 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 678 | <para>is a terminal emulator for <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 679 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xterm">
|
|---|
| 680 | <primary sortas="b-xterm">xterm</primary>
|
|---|
| 681 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 682 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 683 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 684 |
|
|---|
| 685 | <varlistentry id="xwininfo">
|
|---|
| 686 | <term><command>xwininfo</command></term>
|
|---|
| 687 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 688 | <para>is a window information utility for
|
|---|
| 689 | <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 690 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xwininfo">
|
|---|
| 691 | <primary sortas="b-xwininfo">xwininfo</primary>
|
|---|
| 692 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 693 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 694 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 695 |
|
|---|
| 696 | <varlistentry id="x11perf">
|
|---|
| 697 | <term><command>x11perf</command></term>
|
|---|
| 698 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 699 | <para>is an <application>X</application>11 server performance
|
|---|
| 700 | test program.</para>
|
|---|
| 701 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 x11perf">
|
|---|
| 702 | <primary sortas="b-x11perf">x11perf</primary>
|
|---|
| 703 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 704 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 705 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 706 |
|
|---|
| 707 | <varlistentry id="xlsfonts">
|
|---|
| 708 | <term><command>xlsfonts</command></term>
|
|---|
| 709 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 710 | <para>is a program to list fonts available to the
|
|---|
| 711 | <application>X</application> server.</para>
|
|---|
| 712 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xlsfonts">
|
|---|
| 713 | <primary sortas="b-xlsfonts">xlsfonts</primary>
|
|---|
| 714 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 715 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 716 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 717 |
|
|---|
| 718 | <varlistentry id="xvidtune">
|
|---|
| 719 | <term><command>xvidtune</command></term>
|
|---|
| 720 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 721 | <para>is a video mode tuner for
|
|---|
| 722 | <application>XFree86</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 723 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xvidtune">
|
|---|
| 724 | <primary sortas="b-xvidtune">xvidtune</primary>
|
|---|
| 725 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 726 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 727 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 728 |
|
|---|
| 729 | <varlistentry id="xload">
|
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| 730 | <term><command>xload</command></term>
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| 731 | <listitem>
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| 732 | <para> is a system load average display for
|
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| 733 | <application>X</application>.</para>
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| 734 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xload">
|
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| 735 | <primary sortas="b-xload">xload</primary>
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| 736 | </indexterm>
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| 737 | </listitem>
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| 738 | </varlistentry>
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| 739 |
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| 740 | <varlistentry id="xcalc">
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| 741 | <term><command>xcalc</command></term>
|
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| 742 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 743 | <para>is a scientific calculator for
|
|---|
| 744 | <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 745 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xcalc">
|
|---|
| 746 | <primary sortas="b-xcalc">xcalc</primary>
|
|---|
| 747 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 748 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 749 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 750 |
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| 751 | <varlistentry id="xclock">
|
|---|
| 752 | <term><command>xclock</command></term>
|
|---|
| 753 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 754 | <para>is a clock programs for <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 755 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xclock">
|
|---|
| 756 | <primary sortas="b-xclock">xclock</primary>
|
|---|
| 757 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 758 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 759 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 760 |
|
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| 761 | <varlistentry id="oclock">
|
|---|
| 762 | <term><command>oclock</command></term>
|
|---|
| 763 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 764 | <para>is a clock programs for <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 765 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 oclock">
|
|---|
| 766 | <primary sortas="b-oclock">oclock</primary>
|
|---|
| 767 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 768 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 769 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 770 |
|
|---|
| 771 | <varlistentry id="xmodmap">
|
|---|
| 772 | <term><command>xmodmap</command></term>
|
|---|
| 773 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 774 | <para>is a utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button
|
|---|
| 775 | mappings in <application>X</application>.</para>
|
|---|
| 776 | <indexterm zone="xfree86 xmodmap">
|
|---|
| 777 | <primary sortas="b-xmodmap">xmodmap</primary>
|
|---|
| 778 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 779 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 780 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 781 |
|
|---|
| 782 | </variablelist>
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|---|
| 783 |
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| 784 | </sect2>
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| 785 |
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| 786 | </sect1>
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