Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.0

Chapter 24. X Window System Environment

Xorg-Server-1.20.13

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-11.0 platform.

Package Information

Xorg Server Dependencies

Required

Pixman-0.40.0 and Xorg Fonts (only font-util), and at runtime: xkeyboard-config-2.33

Recommended

libepoxy-1.5.9 (needed for glamor and Xwayland), Wayland-1.19.0 (needed for Xwayland), wayland-protocols-1.21 , and Systemd-249

Optional

acpid-2.0.32 (runtime), Doxygen-1.9.2 (to build API documentation), fop-2.6 (to build documentation), Nettle-3.7.3, libgcrypt-1.9.4, xcb-util-keysyms-0.4.0, xcb-util-image-0.4.0, xcb-util-renderutil-0.3.9, xcb-util-wm-0.4.1 (all three to build Xephyr), xmlto-0.0.28 (to build documentation), libunwind, and xorg-sgml-doctools (to build documentation)

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Server

Installation of Xorg Server

Install the server by running the following commands: 

./configure $XORG_CONFIG            \
            --enable-glamor         \
            --enable-suid-wrapper   \
            --with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check. You will need to run ldconfig as the root user first or some tests may fail.

Now as the root user: 

make install &&
mkdir -pv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

Command Explanations

--enable-glamor: Build the Glamor DIX (Device Independent X) module which is currently used by: R600 or later radeon video chipsets, the modesetting driver (which is part of this package) for hardware using KMS which offers acceleration, and (optionally) the intel driver.

--enable-suid-wrapper: Builds the suid-root wrapper for legacy driver support on rootless xserver systems.

--disable-systemd-logind: This switch disables systemd-logind integration allowing Xorg Server to work without having the systemd PAM module configured.

--enable-install-setuid: This switch restores the setuid bit to the Xorg executable allowing Xorg Server to work with a virtual terminal designated on the startx command line.

--enable-dmx: Builds the DMX (Distributed Multihead X) server.

--enable-kdrive: This option allows the configure script to enable Xephyr if its dependencies are met.

Contents

Installed Programs: cvt, gtf, X, Xnest, Xorg, and Xvfb; optional: dmxaddinput, dmxaddscreen, dmxinfo, dmxreconfig, dmxresize, dmxrminput, dmxrmscreen, dmxtodmx, dmxwininfo, vdltodmx, Xdmx, xdmxconfig, Xephyr, and Xwayland
Installed Libraries: several under $XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules/{,drivers,extensions} including modesetting_drv.so
Installed Directories: $XORG_PREFIX/{include/xorg,lib/xorg,share/X11/xorg.conf.d} and /var/lib/xkb

Short Descriptions

cvt

calculates VESA CVT mode lines

dmx*

are various tools used for manipulating the dmx server

gtf

calculates VESA GTF mode lines

vdltodmx

is a tool used to convert VDL config files to DMX config files

X

is a symbolic link to Xorg

Xdmx

is a proxy X server that uses one or more other X servers as its display devices

Xephyr

is a nested X server which supports modern X extensions

Xnest

is a nested X server

Xorg

is the X11R7 X Server

Xvfb

is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11

xdmxconfig

is a graphical configuration utility for the dmx server

Xwayland

allows the X server to run X clients under wayland (i.e. wayland provides the input devices and handles the presentation of the windows)

modesetting_drv.so

provides a video driver for machines using Kernel Mode Setting (KMS). This will use glamor if that has been enabled and the hardware offers acceleration

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