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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY xorg-server-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/xserver/xorg-server-&xorg-server-version;.tar.xz">
8 <!ENTITY xorg-server-download-ftp "&xorg-download-ftp;/xserver/xorg-server-&xorg-server-version;.tar.xz">
9 <!ENTITY xorg-server-md5sum "277a842f1e223820a31a9bd7887d2aab">
10 <!ENTITY xorg-server-size "4.8 MB">
11 <!ENTITY xorg-server-buildsize "187 MB (with tests)">
12 <!ENTITY xorg-server-time "0.4 SBU (using parallelism=4; with tests)">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="xorg-server" xreflabel="Xorg-Server-&xorg-server-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="xorg-server.html"?>
17
18
19 <title>Xorg-Server-&xorg-server-version;</title>
20
21 <indexterm zone="xorg-server">
22 <primary sortas="a-xorg-server">xorg-server</primary>
23 </indexterm>
24
25 <sect2 role="package">
26 <title>Introduction to Xorg Server</title>
27
28 <para>
29 The <application>Xorg</application> Server is the core
30 of the X Window system.
31 </para>
32
33 &lfs113_checked;
34
35 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
36 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
37 <listitem>
38 <para>
39 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-server-download-http;"/>
40 </para>
41 </listitem>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>
44 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-server-download-ftp;"/>
45 </para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>
49 Download MD5 sum: &xorg-server-md5sum;
50 </para>
51 </listitem>
52 <listitem>
53 <para>
54 Download size: &xorg-server-size;
55 </para>
56 </listitem>
57 <listitem>
58 <para>
59 Estimated disk space required: &xorg-server-buildsize;
60 </para>
61 </listitem>
62 <listitem>
63 <para>
64 Estimated build time: &xorg-server-time;
65 </para>
66 </listitem>
67 </itemizedlist>
68
69 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Xorg Server Dependencies</bridgehead>
70
71 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
72 <para role="required">
73 <xref linkend="libxcvt"/>,
74 <xref linkend="pixman"/>,
75 <xref linkend="xorg7-font"/> (only font-util), and at runtime:
76 <xref role="runtime" linkend="xkeyboard-config"/>
77 </para>
78
79 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
80 <para role="recommended">
81 <phrase revision="sysv"><xref linkend="elogind"/>,</phrase>
82 <xref linkend="libepoxy"/> (needed for glamor),
83 <xref linkend="libtirpc"/>,
84 <phrase revision="sysv"><xref role="runtime"
85 linkend="polkit"/> (runtime),</phrase>
86 <phrase revision="systemd"><xref linkend="systemd"/>,</phrase> and
87 <xref role='runtime' linkend='xorg-libinput-driver'/> (runtime)
88 </para>
89
90 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
91 <para role="optional">
92 <xref role="runtime" linkend="acpid"/> (runtime),
93 <xref linkend="doxygen"/> (to build API documentation),
94 <xref linkend="fop"/> (to build documentation),
95 <xref linkend="libunwind"/>,
96 <xref linkend="nettle"/>,
97 <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
98 <xref linkend="xcb-util-keysyms"/>,
99 <xref linkend="xcb-util-image"/>,
100 <xref linkend="xcb-util-renderutil"/>,
101 <xref linkend="xcb-util-wm"/> (all four to build Xephyr),
102 <xref linkend="xmlto"/> (to build documentation),
103 <xref linkend="xkeyboard-config"/> (for tests),
104 <ulink url="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/test/rendercheck">rendercheck</ulink> (for tests), and
105 <ulink url="https://www.x.org/archive/individual/doc/">xorg-sgml-doctools</ulink> (to build documentation)
106 </para>
107
108 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
109 <ulink url='&blfs-wiki;/Xorg7Server'/>
110 </para>
111 </sect2>
112
113 <sect2 role="installation">
114 <title>Installation of Xorg Server</title>
115
116 <para>
117 Install the server by running the following commands:
118 </para>
119
120<screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
121cd build &amp;&amp;
122
123meson --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX \
124 --localstatedir=/var \
125 -Dsuid_wrapper=true \
126 -Dxkb_output_dir=/var/lib/xkb &amp;&amp;
127ninja</userinput></screen>
128
129 <para>
130 To test the results, issue: <command>ninja test</command>. You
131 will need to run <command>ldconfig</command> as the <systemitem
132 class="username">root</systemitem> user first or some tests may fail.
133 </para>
134
135 <para>
136 Now as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
137 user:
138 </para>
139
140<screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>ninja install &amp;&amp;
141mkdir -pv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d &amp;&amp;
142cat &gt;&gt; /etc/sysconfig/createfiles &lt;&lt; "EOF"
143<literal>/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root
144/tmp/.X11-unix dir 1777 root root</literal>
145EOF</userinput></screen>
146
147<screen role="root" revision="systemd"><userinput>ninja install &amp;&amp;
148mkdir -pv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d</userinput></screen>
149
150 </sect2>
151
152 <sect2 role="commands">
153 <title>Command Explanations</title>
154
155 <para>
156 <parameter>-Dsuid_wrapper=true</parameter>: Builds the suid-root
157 wrapper for legacy driver support on rootless xserver systems.
158 </para>
159
160 <para>
161 <option>-Dsystemd_logind=false</option>:
162 This switch disables <phrase revision="systemd">systemd-logind</phrase>
163 <phrase revision="sysv">elogind</phrase> integration, allowing Xorg Server
164 to work without having the <phrase revision="systemd">systemd</phrase>
165 <phrase revision="elogind">elogind</phrase> PAM module configured.
166 </para>
167
168 <para revision="sysv">
169 <command>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/sysconfig/createfiles...</command>: This
170 command creates the <filename class="directory">/tmp/.ICE-unix</filename>
171 and <filename class="directory">/tmp/.X11-unix</filename> directories at
172 startup, and ensures that the permissions and ownership are correct as
173 required by the server.
174 </para>
175
176 <para>
177 <option>-Dxephyr=true</option>: This option allows building Xephyr if its
178 dependencies are met.
179 </para>
180
181 </sect2>
182
183 <sect2 role="content">
184 <title>Contents</title>
185
186 <segmentedlist>
187 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
188 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
189 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
190
191 <seglistitem>
192 <seg>
193 gtf, X, Xnest, Xorg, Xvfb, and optionally Xephyr
194 </seg>
195 <seg>
196 several under $XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules/ including the
197 <filename class="libraryfile">modesetting_drv.so</filename>
198 driver
199 </seg>
200 <seg>
201 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d,
202 $XORG_PREFIX/include/xorg,
203 $XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg, and
204 $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
205 </seg>
206
207 </seglistitem>
208 </segmentedlist>
209
210 <variablelist>
211 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
212 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
213 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
214
215 <varlistentry id="gtf-x7">
216 <term><command>gtf</command></term>
217 <listitem>
218 <para>
219 calculates VESA GTF mode lines
220 </para>
221 <indexterm zone="xorg-server gtf-x7">
222 <primary sortas="b-gtf">gtf</primary>
223 </indexterm>
224 </listitem>
225 </varlistentry>
226
227 <varlistentry id="X-x7">
228 <term><command>X</command></term>
229 <listitem>
230 <para>
231 is a symbolic link to Xorg
232 </para>
233 <indexterm zone="xorg-server X-x7">
234 <primary sortas="b-X">X</primary>
235 </indexterm>
236 </listitem>
237 </varlistentry>
238
239 <varlistentry id="Xephyr-x7">
240 <term><command>Xephyr</command></term>
241 <listitem>
242 <para>
243 is a nested X server which supports modern X extensions
244 </para>
245 <indexterm zone="xorg-server Xephyr-x7">
246 <primary sortas="b-Xephyr">Xephyr</primary>
247 </indexterm>
248 </listitem>
249 </varlistentry>
250
251 <varlistentry id="Xnest-x7">
252 <term><command>Xnest</command></term>
253 <listitem>
254 <para>
255 is a nested X server
256 </para>
257 <indexterm zone="xorg-server Xnest-x7">
258 <primary sortas="b-Xnest">Xnest</primary>
259 </indexterm>
260 </listitem>
261 </varlistentry>
262
263 <varlistentry id="Xorg-x7">
264 <term><command>Xorg</command></term>
265 <listitem>
266 <para>
267 is the X11R7 X Server
268 </para>
269 <indexterm zone="xorg-server Xorg-x7">
270 <primary sortas="b-Xorg">Xorg</primary>
271 </indexterm>
272 </listitem>
273 </varlistentry>
274
275 <varlistentry id="Xvfb-x7">
276 <term><command>Xvfb</command></term>
277 <listitem>
278 <para>
279 is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11
280 </para>
281 <indexterm zone="xorg-server Xvfb-x7">
282 <primary sortas="b-Xvfb">Xvfb</primary>
283 </indexterm>
284 </listitem>
285 </varlistentry>
286
287 <varlistentry id="modesetting_drv-x7">
288 <term><filename class="libraryfile">modesetting_drv.so</filename></term>
289 <listitem>
290 <para>
291 provides a video driver for machines using Kernel Mode Setting (KMS).
292 This will use glamor if that has been enabled and the hardware offers
293 acceleration
294 </para>
295 <indexterm zone="xorg-server modesetting_drv-x7">
296 <primary sortas="c-modesetting_drv">modesetting_drv.so</primary>
297 </indexterm>
298 </listitem>
299 </varlistentry>
300
301 </variablelist>
302
303 </sect2>
304
305</sect1>
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