Core Components

Table of Contents

• 4. Networking

  • ICU-78.3
  • libxml2-2.15.3
  • nghttp2-1.69.0
  • libtasn1-4.21.0
  • NSPR-4.39
  • NSS-3.125
  • p11-kit-0.26.2
  • make-ca-1.16.1
  • libunistring-1.4.2
  • libidn2-2.3.8
  • libpsl-0.21.5
  • cURL-8.20.0
  • Wget-1.25.0

• 5. Security

  • Linux-PAM-1.7.2
  • Shadow-4.19.4
  • Systemd-260.2
  • duktape-2.7.0
  • GLib-2.88.1
  • shared-mime-info-2.4
  • desktop-file-utils-0.28
  • Polkit-127

• 6. Tooling

  • CMake-4.3.3
  • LLVM-22.1.0
  • Rustc-1.96.0
  • Cbindgen-0.29.4
  • rust-bindgen-0.72.1
  • Mako-1.3.12
  • Cython-3.2.5
  • libyaml-0.2.5
  • PyYAML-6.0.3

• 7. Audio

  • ALSA
  • alsa-lib-1.2.16
  • alsa-plugins-1.2.12
  • alsa-utils-1.2.16
  • libogg-1.3.6
  • libvorbis-1.3.7
  • FLAC-1.5.0
  • Opus-1.6.1
  • Speex-1.2.1
  • libsndfile-1.2.2
  • PulseAudio-17.0

• 8. Basic X11 Software

  • Basic Xorg-7 Software Introduction
  • util-macros-1.20.2
  • xorgproto-2025.1
  • libXau-1.0.12
  • libXdmcp-1.1.5
  • xcb-proto-1.17.0
  • libxcb-1.17.0
  • Which-2.25 and Alternatives
  • libpng-1.6.58
  • FreeType-2.14.3
  • HarfBuzz-14.2.1
  • Fontconfig-2.18.1
  • Xorg Libraries
  • libxcvt-0.1.3
  • XCB Utils
  • D-Bus-1.16.2
  • libunwind-1.8.3
  • Nettle-4.0
  • GnuTLS-3.8.13
  • Pixman-0.46.4
  • mtdev-1.1.7
  • libevdev-1.13.6
  • libinput-1.31.3

• 9. Wayland

  • Wayland-1.25.0
  • Wayland-Protocols-1.49

• 10. Graphics APIs

  • About OpenGL
  • libglvnd-1.7.0
  • GLU-9.0.3
  • Vulkan-SDK-1.4.350.0
  • SPIRV-LLVM-Translator-22.1.2
  • libatomic_ops-7.10.0
  • Libdrm-2.4.134
  • libgbm-1.0.7
  • libva-2.23.0
  • OpenCL-SDK-2026.05.29
  • libclc-22.1.0

• 11. Graphics Drivers - Preliminaries

  • What Drivers to Install
  • GPU Kernel Options and Firmware
  • pciutils-3.15.0
  • hwdata-0.408

• 12. Graphics Drivers - NVIDIA

  • NVIDIA Revisions
  • nv-codec-headers-13.0.19.0 (ffnvcodec)
  • NVIDIA-VA-API-Driver-0.0.17
  • r610
  • Introduction to NVIDIA-r610
  • NVIDIA-610.43.02
  • CUDA-13.3.0
  • r580
  • Introduction to NVIDIA-r580
  • NVIDIA-580.159.04
  • CUDA-13.0.3

• 13. Graphics Drivers - Mesa

  • Mesa-26.0.1

• 14. X11

  • xbitmaps-1.1.4
  • Xorg Applications
  • xcursor-themes-1.0.7
  • Xorg Fonts
  • XKeyboard-Config-2.47
  • libepoxy-1.5.10
  • Xorg-Server-21.1.23
  • Xwayland-24.1.12
  • Xorg Input Drivers
  • xinit-1.4.4

• 15. Checkpoint

  • What Now?